Copyright: Its History and Its LawBowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers)
History
Copyright: Its History and Its Law
Bowker, R. R. (Richard Rogers)
Copyright -- History; Copyright -- United States -- History
In the case of works not reproduced for sale, copyright may be secured
under the provision (sec. 11): "That copyright may also be had of the
works of an author of which copies are not reproduced for sale, by the
deposit, with claim of copyright, of one complete copy of such work if
it be a lecture or similar production or a dramatic or musical
composition; of a photographic print if the work be a photograph; of a
photograph or other identifying reproduction thereof if it be a work of
art or a plastic work or drawing. But the privilege of registration of
copyright secured hereunder shall not exempt the copyright proprietor
from the deposit copies under sections twelve and thirteen of this Act
where the work is later reproduced in copies for sale." The entire work
should in each case be deposited (C. O. Rule 18) and not a mere outline,
epitome or scenario; and the copy should be in convenient form, clean
and legible, with the leaves securely fastened together, and should bear
the title of the work exactly as given in the application.
{Sidenote: Second registration}
It should be noted that in this class of copyright, which is a common
law copyright fortified by statutory protection, an ideal example of
copyright law, double registration is required in case the unpublished
copyrighted work is published, requiring one application fee and deposit
of one identifying copy for the unpublished work and a second
application fee and deposit of two copies promptly after publication.
{Sidenote: Free transportation in mail}
It should be noted that the deposit copies may be deposited either in
the Copyright Office or "in the mail addressed to the register of
copyrights," and it is provided (sec. 14): "That the postmaster to whom
are delivered the articles deposited as provided in sections eleven and
twelve of this Act shall, if requested, give a receipt therefor and
shall mail them to their destination without cost to the copyright
claimant." Franking labels are not required and are no longer issued by
the Copyright Office. Deposit copies, and all mail matter, should be
addressed to the "Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress,
Washington, D. C.," and not to any person by name.
{Sidenote: Loss in mail}
Thus even if the deposit copies should not reach Washington, as in case
they were burned in the mail, the copyright proprietor can validate his
claim by production of the postmaster's receipt in lieu of deposit
copies.
{Sidenote: Foreign works}
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