COPYRIGHT LEAGUE WILLIAM W. APPLETON, President GEO. HAVEN PUTNAM, Secretary Executive Committee: CHARLES SCRIBNER, Treasurer J. HENRY HARPER, A. F. Houghton, Craige Lippincott, HENRY HOLT, The American Publishers' Copyright League was instituted in 1886, its organization constituting practically a continuation of the earlier Publishers' Copyright Association. The general purpose of the League was to give consideration to the interests of authors and publishers in the protection of literary property, and to take immediate action in securing the enactment by Congress of an international copyright measure, the work in behalf of which had been begun as far back as 1837. The international provisions of the present copyright statute were secured by the bill of March, 1891. During the thirteen years since that date, it has, however, been found that continued watchfulness and frequent action were required not only for the purpose of preserving the international features of the present statute, but also to protect domestic copyright against so-called "amendments," which would have had undesirable and unsatisfactory results. It has also proved important to secure the enactment from time to time of certain amendments to the statute for the better protection of the producers of literary property. The Executive Committee of the League have utilized the services of the Secretary and of its Counsel for such action as was required in Washington for these purposes. Further work in this direction will be required before a copyright statute can be secured consistent in its provisions and satisfactory in its working. For the supervision of this work, the maintenance of the Copyright League is important. The members of the League are at liberty to make application, through the Secretary, to the Counsel of the League, Stephen H. Olin, Esq., for opinions regarding the interpretation of the copyright statute, or the effect of decisions of the Solicitor General, or of opinions of the Register of Copyrights. Publishers of books, music, and works of art, and dealers in books, music, and works of art are eligible for membership in the League. Each firm may be represented at the meetings of the League by any partner delegated for the purpose. Representatives of European Houses which are carrying on publishing business in this country are eligible for membership. The annual dues are Ten Dollars. OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, 27 AND 29 WEST 23D STREET, NEW YORK. PUBLICATIONS OF THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS' COPYRIGHT LEAGUE 1. Opinions on Questions of Copyright And on the Interpretation of the Copyright Statute of the United States Secured for the information of the Members of The American Publishers' Copyright League from the Solicitor General, the Register of Copyrights, and the Counsel of the League, 1895-1902. Together with a list of the bills introduced during the same period for the Amendment of the Copyright Statute. Octavo, paper, 25 cents 2. Copyright Cases and Decisions A Summary of the Leading American Decisions on the Law of Copyright, and on Literary Property, from 1891 to 1903, together with a selection of recent Copyright Decisions of the Courts of Great Britain and Canada, and the Text of the United States Copyright Statute. Compiled by ARTHUR S. HAMLIN Octavo, cloth, net, $2.00 Full sheep, net, $2.50 G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS New York. London A Summary of Leading American Decisions on the Law of Copyright tion of Recent Copyright Decisions of the Courts of Great Britain and Canada COMPILED BY ARTHUR S. HAMLIN PUBLISHED FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLISHERS' COPYRIGHT LEAGUE BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS New York and London |