Mr. PIRIE MACDONALD. We wish to stand for the word "accessible" as it has been evolved by the Librarian, and we would wish that in case the word "uncovered" is used it be very strictly defined; that it be defined as to when this picture should be uncovered. If, for example--and remember, please, that I am speaking merely for photographers, and not as a reproductionist--suppose I were to make a photograph of someone, and were to properly and duly mark it with the notice as prescribed by law (for example, a photograph of yourself), and you were to decide that you objected to the notice as being a defacement, and you were to take it on yourself not to take the notice from the picture (because that would be prevented by the proposed law) but to cover it up. It is your property, unquestionably; and it gets to the hand of a reproducer and he says, "This is not uncovered." Therefore I suggest that in case by any chance the word "uncovered" is used, it be very strictly defined. Mr. PUTNAM. Mr. Chairman, there are a great many people here who are interested in behalf of the provisions in the bill proposing protection against the mechanical devices for the reproduction of music to the ear. There are many here who are opposed to the provisions of the bill, and those who are its proponents are in favor of them. They are, of course, very desirous to near the arguments advanced by those who are against them, and, if it be your pleasure, I would suggest that it would be only fair to hear from the opponents of those provisions as soon as possible. I have called as many as I knew of the participants in the conference who cared to say anything at this stage in favor of the bill. One additional participant to those who have spoken, representing the directory publishers--I think that association is not here--states, in a letter: I take this opportunity to say that our association fully indorses the bill as presented to Congress, with the single exception of the final paragraph of section 13. That is the paragraph requiring that in the affidavit as to manufacture the place in which the work was done and the establishment shall be specified. I simply ask that that go into the record as coming from the American Directory Publishers. The CHAIRMAN. What reason is given for that request? Mr. PUTNAM. I understand the reason to be that it would be an undue burden upon the publishers. The CHAIRMAN. In what respect?