Since the conferences began last winter two of my pictures have been reproduced by a journal in New York, one of them in color. They cut off my name and copyrighted the picture themselves. In the case of the other they left my copyright on and published it without my consent. I have absolutely no redress, because the law says that I can get a dollar for every copy found in their possession, and they were not fools enough to have any copies in their possession, of course. I relate this little personal tale, because that is what has been the experience of all the artists, painters, and sculptors. We do not pretend to say that this bill, in these particular cases, or in the first case of notice, meets our highest desire, because we would like to have it exactly as it is abroad, no notice being required whatever. But we met our friends, our dearest foes, the reproducers, and made this compromise, which is satisfactory to us on the question of the notice, as to what we shall put on the picture without disfigurement, and we think that the bill is the best one that we could possibly agree to, and we are all of us fully in favor of the bill as it stands. I thank you. Mr. SULZER. Is the bill as it is drawn at present satisfactory to you? Mr. MILLET. It is satisfactory to us. Mr. SULZER. And you want it passed just as it is? Mr. MILLET. We would like to have it passed as it is. Mr. SULZER. That would protect the artists? Mr. MILLET. As far as we can make out, that would protect us. Mr. CURRIER. Is it the criminal remedy that is provided by this bill that would give the protection you need? Mr. MILLET. That is one of the things. Mr. BONYNGE. What are the new remedies given to the artists by the provisions of this bill? Mr. MILLET. At the end of the bill you will find them. Mr. CHANEY. Just state them from memory. Mr. MILLET. There is a misdemeanor clause that we are very keen on, the same as for the dramatists. We do not see why it should not be a misdemeanor, to apply to us as well as to the dramatists--sections 23 and 25. STATEMENT OF JOHN PHILIP SOUSA. Mr. SOUSA. Mr. Chairman, I would much rather have my brass band here. I think it would be more appreciated than my words will be. [Laughter.] Mr. CHANEY. We would rather have you, just now. Mr. SOUSA. Thank you. Mr. Chairman, I would like to quote Fletcher, of Saltoun, who said that he cared not who made the laws of the land if he could write its songs. We composers of America take the other view. We are very anxious as to who makes the laws of this land. We are in a very bad way. I think when the old copyright law was made, the various perforated rolls and phonograph records were not known, and there was no provision made to protect us in that direction. Since then, the talking machines have come out, and the claim is made that the record of sound is not a notation.