Mr. CURRIER. Mr. Solberg, yesterday, when Mr. Cutter was testifying, I asked him this question: "Can you import two copies of an unauthorized edition?" He said, "Yes, sir." I asked, "Can you do that to-day?" He answered, "Yes, sir; we can now." I asked, then, "A fraudulent reprint, for instance?" "Yes, sir." "There is absolutely no restriction, as you understand it, to-day?" "There is no restriction at all, as I understand it, to-day." I would like to ask you if you understand the practice to be as Mr. Cutter states? Mr. SOLBERG. The prohibition of importation was introduced into the copyright law by the act of March 3, 1891, and it was a prohibition of importation additional or extra to that which is supposed to have existed in copyright law against any unauthorized copies. The law as it stood prior to that provided that these unauthorized copies could only be permitted importation upon the consent of the copyright proprietor. That is, the author himself or the copyright proprietor could import even a fraudulent copy. Mr. CURRIER. That was prior to 1891? Mr. SOLBERG. Yes. But in the act of March 3, 1891, it is stated, in connection with the typesetting clause, that copies of books not printed from type set within the limits of the United States or from plates made therefrom shall not be imported: and then certain exceptions are introduced, and one is an exception directly on behalf of the individual buyer. The other exceptions are on behalf of libraries, which consist in paragraphs of the free list of the tariff act taken over into the copyright law. It is therefore a matter of interpretation of the law what the interpolation of these exceptions means. Now, I can not authoritatively give that interpretation. Mr. CURRIER. I would like your understanding of the practice since the law of 1891. Mr. SOLBERG. Perhaps the best light I can throw on that is the statement that there is an opinion from the Department of Justice, the Attorney-General, that the exceptions would not bar an unauthorized copy. Mr. CURRIER. Then you understand that Mr. Cutter is right in what he says? Mr. SOLBERG. I would understand it so far as that decision or opinion would be supported and would be taken as final. Mr. CURRIER. Is there any opinion in conflict with that? Mr. SOLBERG. There are a number of opinions, none directly in conflict; none directly upsetting that. Mr. CURRIER. Do you know what the practice of the Treasury Department is now? Mr. SOLBERG. No; I am not competent, I think, to say; but Mr. Montgomery could answer that question if he is here, because it comes under the collector of customs. Mr. CURRIER. If there is any gentleman present who has information on that subject and can answer that question we would be glad to hear from him.