_The public._--The public side of this question is an important one. They have purchased in good faith instruments and self-playing devices and invested their money on the reasonable assurance of being able to continue undisturbed in these rights, and, by their patronage, have helped develop one of the foremost industries of this country and must be permitted to continue to buy controllers from the different manufacturers of their instruments. The public's spending power in this industry, being the foundation of this great and prosperous industry and the foundation on which compensation is now sought by copyright legislation for the composer, it is obvious that it must not be impaired at this late date by any measure calculated to give either the composer or his publishers legislation that will place either of them in a position to dominate this extensive industry and interests, and the public. PERTINENT POINTS OF FACT. This bill, H.R. 19853, as presented, is an iniquitous measure, framed not by the "poor composer" nor by the public interested, but by banded, bonded interests, which have conspired together for special privileges and greed and have had the audacity to submit it to Congress for its seal of approval. There is no secret now about this. The Librarian's records show, as also his admissions, that the interests I have enumerated in this brief were never notified of intended proceedings and never invited, although these uninvited interests are the very ones bartered in in the bill. The conferees at the conference consisted of the Book Publishers' Association, the Music Publishers' Association, etc. The two mentioned could hardly represent the authors and composers. Have they any credentials to this effect? The facts are, they represent copyrights they own and for which they seek further favorable concessions, out of which the exploited beneficiaries, the composers, would get nothing.