...domiciled within thé United States at thé time of thé firet publication of his work ; or (b.) When thé foreign State or nation of which such author or proprietor...treaty, convention, agreement or law, to citizens of thé (i) Vol. CVIII, page 615. United States thé benefit of copyright on substantially thé s âme...

...of a foreign author or composer unless the foreign State or nation of which such author or composer is a citizen or subject grants, either by Treaty,...Agreement, or law, to citizens of the United States similar rights : And provided further, and as a condition of extending the copyright control to such...

...publication of his work; or (6) When the foreign state or nation of which such author or proprietor is n citizen or subject grants, either by treaty, convention,...United States the benefit of copyright on substantially tlw same basis as to its owu citizens, or copyright protection substantially equal to the protection...

...of a foreign author or composer unless the foreign state or nation of which such author or composer is a citizen or subject grants, either by treaty,...agreement, or law, to citizens of the United States similar rights.": (b) When the foreign state or nation of which such author or proprietor is a citizen...

...this country, and its extension to the citizens of any country which permits or shall hereafter permit to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as its own citizens — the existence of this reciprocal condition in foreign countries to be determined...

...Boutledge v. Low, LR 3 HL 100) ; and that the law of copyright in force in all British possessions permits to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to British subjects." Accordingly, on 1st July, 1891. the President proclaimed that the subjects of Great...

...that in Belgium, France, Great Britain and the British possessions, and Switzerland, the law permits to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to the citizens of those countries, Now, therefore, I, Benjamin Harrison, President of the United States...

...British subjects, as we are not bound by any treaty in the matter, and we should still be conceding to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as our own citizens. The Bern Convention has little or no direct bearing on these questions, inasmuch...

...Copyright Act of 1891, this privilege is extended to citizens of other nations, provided such nation gives citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright...substantially the same basis as to its own citizens, or that such nation is a party to an international agreement which provides for reciprocity in matters...

...proclamation in conformity with the act of March 3, 1891, upon assurance being given that Italian law permits to citizens of the United States the benefit of copyright on substantially the same basis as to subjects of Italy. By a special convention, proclaimed January 15, 1892, reciprocal provisions of copyright...