The CHAIRMAN. Mr. Putnam commented upon the situation, stating that the fee under existing law was 50 cents, and the fee for certification was 50 cents, and the only difference between the existing law and this bill upon that subject is that in all cases a certificate is to be issued, making the entire fee $1. Mr. REMICH. You can see the effect of that. In my experience in connection with the view business, for twenty years, we have had occasion to get but five certificates. Think of that. We have paid $2.50 in the whole time, whereas under this bill we shall be compelled to take a certificate at an expense of half a dollar with every negative that we copyright, whether we want it or not. Mr. CHANEY. How many times have you gotten certificates now? Mr. REMICH. I say, that in all my experience with the view business--and I have been connected with it ever since I married Mr. Kilbourn's daughter and went into the firm in 1890, sixteen years ago--we have had only five certificates. Mr. CHANEY. What is the object of your having those certificates? Mr. REMICH. We took them simply because we had a few views pirated, and in the litigation we wanted to show the fact that they were legally copyrighted by a certificate from the office. But this law is going to compel us to take out thousands of certificates that will be of no earthly use to us. This extra expense will practically drive us out of business. This is no "pipe dream," but an absolute fact. Senator MALLORY. You do not object to the 50 cents for the fee and 50 cents more for the certificate? Mr. REMICH. Not at all; only we do not want to be compelled to pay half a dollar each for thousands and thousands of certificates that are of no earthly use to us. Mr. CHANEY. I take it that the purpose of this law is to provide a notice in some form or other for everything, and this is in that nature. Mr. CURRIER. No; this is not in the nature of a notice. This certificate gives no notice to the public.