Dramatists' and composers' rights, 162--American provisions, 162--Rights assured, 163--Dramatic rights, 163--Musical rights, 164--Excepted performance, 164--Performance "for profit," 165--Works not reproduced, 166--Copyright notice, 166--Dramatico-musical works protected from mechanical reproduction, 166--Dramatic and musical works excepted from manufacturing provisions, 167--British colonial practice, 168--Entry under proper class, 168--Application and certificates, 168--Right of dramatization, 169--Dramatization term, 169--Musical arrangements, 169--Transposition, 170--Works in the public domain, 170--Dramatization right protected, 170--English law and practice, 171--Infringement cases, 172--Substantial quotations, 173--Specific scenes or situations, 174--What is a dramatic composition, 174--Judge Blatchford's opinion, 175--Judicial definitions, 175--Moving pictures, 176--Literary merit not requisite, 177--What is a dramatico-musical composition, 177--Protection of playright, 178--Protection of unpublished work, 179--Indeterminate protection, 180--Printing and performance, 180--Specific English provisions, 182--Publication prior to performance, 183--British international protection, 184--What is public performance, 185--Manuscript rights, 186--Unpublished orchestral score, 187--Dramatic work by employee, 188--Copyright term, 188--Registration, 189--Assignment, 189--Parody, 190--Infringement by single situation, 191--Protection of title, 191--Names of characters, 192--Persons liable for infringement, 193--Protection against "fly by night" companies, 194--State legislation, 194--Remedies under present law, 195--Musical protection in England, 195--Acts of 1902-1906, 196--Playright in other countries, 197--International provisions, 197--Foreign protection of arrangements, 197--International definitions, 198--National formalities, 199--Specific reservations and conditions, 200--Pan American Union, 201. XII. MECHANICAL MUSIC PROVISIONS 202-221 "Canned music" contest, 202--Mechanical music provisos, 202--Compulsory license, 203--Damages, 203--Public performance, 204--The compromise result, 204--Judicial construction, 205--Punishment of infringement, 206--Notice of intention to use, 206--Constitutional question, 207--English law, 208--Berne situation, 1886, 209--Paris, 1896, 209--Berlin provision, 1908, 209--German precedents, 210--Law of 1910, 211--Germany and the United States, 212--French precedents, 212--Belgian precedents, 213--Italian precedents, 213--Other countries, 214--Argument for inclusion, 214--Inscribed writings, 215--Direct sound-writings, 216--Music transmissal, 216--Music notation, 217--The law prior to 1909, 218--Manuscript and copies, 218--Protection of the inventor, 219--The counter argument, 220--Complete protection, 221. XIII. ARTISTIC COPYRIGHT 222-250