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A second conference of revision was held in Berlin from October 14 to November 14, 1908, and a new text to take the place of the three documents cited above was formulated by the representatives of the following fifteen countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Luxembourg, Monaco, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and Tunis.

Representatives from the following nonunion countries were also present at the conference: Argentina, Chile, China, Colombia, Ecuador, Greece, Guatemala, Mexico, the Netherlands (Holland), Nicaragua, Peru, Persia, Portugal, Rumania, Russia, Siam, the United States, Uruguay, and Venezuela.

Designated by the Secretary of State as Delegate from the United States, I attended the Berlin Conference instructed to “observe and report," with no authority to take part in the discussions beyond making an explanatory statement relative to my attendance. Mr. Arthur Orr, Third Secretary of the United States Embassy at Berlin, was also present at the sittings of the conference.

The convention was signed on November 13 and the conference closed on November 14. Article 28 of the convention provides that it shall be ratified, and the ratifications exchanged at Berlin, not later than the ist of July, 1910. To give prompt publicity to the proposed treaty the official text was, by resolution of the conference, published in the organ of the International Copyright Bureau at Berne, “Le Droit d'Auteur,” for November 15. This French text of the treaty is reprinted here, together with an English translation from the text as published in “Le Droit d'Auteur.” The new convention can not go into effect until ratified by the various countries of the Copyright Union, and it will not wholly supersede the previous Conventions of Berne (1886) and Paris (1896). These texts, therefore, are also printed in an English translation. (See Addenda, Nos. I

and 2.)

Respectfully submitted

THORVALD SOLBERG

Register of Copyrights HERBERT PUTNAM

Librarian of Congress

Bulletins and circulars

The principal bulletins and circulars printed by the Copyright Office during the fiscal year were as follows:

1. The copyright law of the United States of America, in force July 15, 1908. 6th edition, 6th thousand. 30 pp. 8°. 1908. (Bulletin No. 1.)

. 2. The copyright law of the United States of America, in force July 1, 1909. Replacing the Revised Statutes of the United States, Title 6o, chapter 3 (1873), and subsequent amendatory Acts. Together with Rules for Practice and Procedure under section 25, by the Supreme Court of the United States. 3d impression, June 25, 1909. 43 pp. 8°. (Bulletin No. 14.)

[Three editions with side notes and index have been printed since the Act was approved on March 4, 1909.)

3. International Copyright Union. Berne Convention, 1886; Paris Convention, 1896; Berlin Convention, 1908. Report of the Delegate of the United States to the International Conference for the revision of the Berne Copyright Convention, held at Berlin, Germany, October 14 to November 14, 1908. 69 pp. 4° 1908. (Bulletin No. 13.)

4. Text of the Convention creating the International Copyright Union, September 5, 1887, together with Additional Articles, signed at Paris, May 4, 1896. 15 pp. 4°. 1908. (Information circular No. 4, printed.)

5. Convention creating the International Copyright Union. Revised text, 1908. [Contains “Preliminary remarks” and “Statement” by Thorvald Solberg, delegate of the United States to the Berlin Conference of 1908, with the Revised text of the Convention in English and French.] 12 pp. 4° 1908.

. 1908. (Information circular No. 4, A.)

6. New Copyright Treaties negotiated by the United States. [Contains: I. Second Pan-American Convention, 1902, proclaimed April 9, 1908; II. Treaty between the United States and Japan for the protection of trademarks, copyrights, etc., in China, 1908; III. Treaty

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between the United States and Japan for the protection
of trade-marks, copyrights, etc., in Korea, 1908; IV.
Japanese copyright ordinances, Imperial ordinances No.
200 and No. 201.) 12 pp. 4°. 1908. (Information
circular No. 39.)

7. Act of March 3, 1905. I. How reservation of copy-
right may be secured under the Act of March 3, 1905.
II. How copyright for full terms provided by the Act
of March 4, 1909, may be secured. 4 pp. 8° 1909.
(Information circular No. 33, A.)

8. Rules for Practice and Procedure under section 25
of an Act'to amend and consolidate the Acts respecting
copyright approved March 4, 1909. Adopted and pro-
mulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States
June 1, 1909. 4. pp. 8°. (Information circular
No. 20.)
SUMMARY OF COPYRIGHT BUSINESS

Summary of copyright busi

NESS: receipts, etc Balance en hand July 1, 1908....

$1,876.63 Gross receipts July 1, 1908, to june 30, 1909.-- 87,085.53

Total to be accounted for....

88, 962. 16 Refunded....

$2,715. 46 Received for subscriptions to catalogue.--

154. 50

Total fees earned and paid into the Treasury during the