At first glance at A and B, in section 8, it would appear that those were intended to represent the same classes and to give precisely the same rights; but, apparently by inadvertence, in the second line of subdivision A the word which should, I think, be "and" has become "or," so that as it at present reads a foreigner, no matter where he lives, no matter whether the country of which he is a citizen gives similar rights to citizens of the United States or not, may, if he shall first or cotemporaneously publish his work within the limits of the United States, have a copyright. I am not here to say that that would not be a wise extension of the law. I am not here to say on behalf of any of the parties whom I represent that they would or would not oppose it. I do not know anything about their views. This extension of copyright is not an extension which has been discussed in the conference. I have no right to give any approval of it, even to the limited extent that I have a right to give an approval of this bill on behalf of any of these bodies whom I represent. Mr. BETHUNE. Would not the interest of the publishers be safeguarded if the law provided that an individual may import one copy of the foreign edition, but only after he has asked the proprietor of the American copyright to buy one for him and his request has been refused? Mr. OLIN. If the committee chooses to put that in, I can see no harm in it at all. It seems to me that it will result in that, necessarily, if the American publisher is not actuated by his own interest, as he used to be prior to 1891, and as I think he would be again, and if he is not glad to import that copy from abroad. If he refused I think if anybody who is aggrieved should come to Congress, Congress would change the law instantly and compel the copyright proprietor to give consent; and if Congress thinks it right to put in that provision in the beginning nobody could complain. So that my answer is that I do not think anybody would object. Mr. JOHNSON. I would like to ask if an American citizen traveling in Europe should at the time he was there purchase one of these editions, would it not be a hardship on him to compel him to forego the bringing of that copy into the United States without the consent of the American proprietor? Mr. OLIN. Is that question addressed to me? Mr. JOHNSON. Yes. Mr. OLIN. If a hardship, it is inflicted by the English custom-house at present in regard to these very Tauchnitz editions. It is one of the few things they are rigorous about, and I think members of this committee may have had experience with the English customs and their rule about that. But in this bill it is provided that where there are parts of libraries or books in baggage brought back by traveling people they shall be admitted. I think it is a question of de minimis. I think in the case of a man bringing back such a book it would be no hardship worthy of the consideration of Congress.