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 Luxemburg and Sweden, reservation of playright must be stated on
printed copies, as is also the case as to music in these countries and
in the other countries elsewhere cited. In Sweden, the term for
playright is less than for copyright in the printed work, being for life
and thirty years only. In Sweden and Norway, the author protecting his
rights by first publication in these countries, must be a citizen of one
of the countries within the International Copyright Union or must
acquire rights through a publisher therein; though in the other
countries of the Union, this question of nationality is immaterial. In
Norway and Denmark, there must be reservation of right of recitation,
but in Norway this lapses in any event at the end of three years,
provided the recitation does not take the shape of a dramatic
performance. In Holland and the Dutch Indies, reservation of playright
must be given, and printing within the country has hitherto been
required to protect a published work. In Hungary, the author of a play
must give his name on the title-page or in the announcement of the play,
and protection is extended to foreigners who have been for two years
rate-payers and residents in Hungary, as well as those whose countries
have reciprocal relations. In Finland, the author's name and reservation
of playright must be given on the printed copy, and protection is
extended to foreigners on condition of residence and publication in
Finland.
Most of the smaller European countries and many South American
countries, including playright under copyright, base protection on
reciprocal protection of their citizens in other countries, while
protection of performing rights in Brazil requires notice on printed
plays of the reservation of royalty for performance. In many oriental
countries, as Egypt, China, etc., protection is afforded to some extent
in the consular courts.
{Sidenote: Pan American Union}
In the Pan American Union, the Buenos Aires convention of 1910
specifically includes dramatic and musical works as literary works,
without special provisions.
XII
MECHANICAL MUSIC PROVISIONS
{Sidenote: "Canned music" contest}
As the international copyright provision with the manufacturing clause
was the central feature of the copyright campaign culminating in the law
of 1891, so the provision for the control of mechanical music with the
compulsory license clause was the central feature of the contest
culminating in the act of 1909. This came to be known as the "canned
music" fight, and arguments pro and con consumed the greater part of the
hearings before the Committees on Patents. The solution finally reached
was in the provisos added to the musical subsection (e) of section 1 of
the bill, which in full is as follows:
{Sidenote: Mechanical music provisos}
{Sidenote: Compulsory license}
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