Copyright, Its History and Its Law

by Richard Rogers Bowker

COPYRIGHT

ITS HISTORY AND ITS LAW

BEING A SUMMARY OF THE
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF COPYRIGHT
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO
THE AMERICAN CODE OF 1909 AND
THE BRITISH ACT OF 1911

BY

RICHARD ROGERS BOWKER

BOSTON AND NEW YORK

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY

The Riverside Press Cambridge

1912

COPYRIGHT, 1912, BY R. R. BOWKER

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
FOR ALL COUNTRIES

Published March 1912

Foreword	v
Conspectus of Copyright by Countries	xi
Contents	xv
The Nature and Origin of Copyright	1
The Early History of Copyright	8
The Development of Statutory Copyright in England	24
The History of Copyright in the United States	35
Scope of Copyright: Rights and Extent	42
Subject-Matter of Copyright: What May Be Copyrighted	63
Ownership of Copyright: Who May Secure Copyright	95
Duration of Copyright: Term and Renewal	114
Formalities of Copyright: Publication, Notice, Registration and Deposit	125
American Manufacturing Provisions	153
Dramatic and Musical Copyright, Including Playright	162
Mechanical Music Provisions	202
Artistic Copyright	222
Infringement of Copyright: Piracy, "Fair Use" and "Unfair Competition"	251
Remedies and Procedure	265
Importation of Copyrighted Works	278
Copyright Office: Methods and Practice	297
International Copyright Conventions and Arrangements	311
International Copyright Movement in America	341
Copyright Throughout the British Empire	373
Copyright in Other Countries	398
Business Relations of Copyright: Author and Publisher	430
The Literature of Copyright	453
Appendixes	463
United States of America: Copyright Provisions	465
British Empire: Copyright Provisions	517
International Copyright Union: Conventions	603
Pan American Union: Conventions	633
Chronological Table of Laws and Cases, English and American	653
Index	677