ACT OF 1865, CHAP. 126, §§ 1-4. IN FORCE. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the provisions of said acts shall extend to and include photographs and negatives thereof which shall hereafter be made, and shall inure to the benefit of the authors of the same, in the same manner and to the same extent, and upon the same conditions, as to the authors of prints and engravings. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That a printed copy of every book, pamphlet, map, chart, musical composition, print, engraving, or photograph, for which a copyright shall be secured under said acts, shall be transmitted free of postage or other expense, by the author or proprietor thereof, within one month of the date of publication, to the Library of Congress, at Washington, for the use of said library, and the Librarian of Congress is hereby required to give a receipt in writing for the same. SECTION 3. And be it further enacted, That if any proprietor of a book, pamphlet, map, chart, musical composition, print, engraving, or photograph, for which a copyright shall be secured as aforesaid, shall neglect to deliver the same, pursuant to the requirements of this act, it shall be the duty of the Librarian of Congress to make demand thereof in writing at any time within twelve months after the publication thereof; and in default of a delivery thereof within one month after the demand shall have been made, the right of exclusive publication secured to such proprietor under the acts of Congress respecting copyright shall be forfeited. SECTION 4. And be it further enacted, That in the construction of this act the word "book" shall be construed to mean every volume and part of a volume, IN FORCE. ACT OF 1867, CHAP. 43. together with all maps, prints, or other engravings belonging thereto; and shall include a copy of any second or subsequent edition which shall be published with any additions, whether the first edition of such book shall have been published before or after the passing of this act: Provided, however, That it shall not be requisite to deliver to the said library any copy of the second or any subsequent edition of any book, unless the same shall contain additions as aforesaid, nor of any book which is not the subject of copyright. Approved March 3d, 1865. ACT OF 1867, CHAPTER 43. 14 STATUTES AT LARGE, 395. [This Act still in Force.] An Act amendatory of the several acts respecting copyrights. SECTION 1. [Amending Act of 1865, § 3.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That every proprietor of a book, pamphlet, map, chart, musical composition, print, engraving, or photograph, for which a copyright shall have been secured, who shall fail to deliver to the Library of Congress at Washington a printed copy of every such book, pamphlet, map, chart, musical composition, print, engraving, or photograph, within one month after publication thereof, shall, for every such default, be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars, to be collected, by the Librarian of Congress, in the name of the United States, in any District or Circuit Court of the United States, within the jurisdiction of which the delinquent may reside or be found. ACT OF 1867, CHAP. 43. IN FORCE. SECTION 2. And be it further enacted, That every such proprietor may transmit any book, pamphlet, map, chart, musical composition, print, engraving, or photograph, for which he may have secured a copyright, to the Librarian of Congress, by mail free of postage, provided the words "copyright matter" be plainly written or printed on the outside of the package containing the same; and it shall be the duty of the several postmasters and deputy postmasters to give a receipt for the same, if requested, and when such package shall be delivered to them, or any of them, to see that the same is safely forwarded to its destination by mail, without cost or charge to said proprietor. Approved, February 18, 1867. FORMS UNDER THE COPYRIGHT ACTS. 1. AGREEMENT TO SELL MANUSCRIPT AND COPYRIGHT OF BOOK. 2. AGREEMENT TO ENLARGE A SECOND EDITION OF A BOOK. 3. ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT FOR ORIGINAL TERM. 4. ASSIGNMENT OF COPYRIGHT FOR ORIGINAL AND RENEWED TERMS. 5. LICENSE TO PRINT ONE EDITION OF A BOOK. 6. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHT TO PERFORM DRAMATIC COMPOSITION FOR SPECIFIED TIME AND PLACES. 1. AGREEMENT TO SELL THE MANUSCRIPT AND COPYRIGHT OF A BOOK. Agreement, made and entered into this first day of January, 1860, by and between James Smith, of Poughkeepsie, State of New York, of the one part, and Charles Scribner, of New York City, State aforesaid, of the other part: Whereas, the said James Smith has composed or compiled a work called the "Flowers of Poesy,' Now this agreement witnesseth that the said party of the first part, for and in consideration of the sum of five hundred dollars, to be paid as hereinafter mentioned, and other good and valuable considerations herein named, has agreed to sell, and does hereby sell, to the said party of the second part, his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, the manuscript copy of the said book, including a full and complete Index thereto. And the said party of the first part also agrees to examine and correct the proof-sheets of said work as they shall be furnished by said party of the second part. The said party of the second part, for himself his heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, agrees to pay to the said party of the first part, his executors, administrators, or assigns, the said sum of five hundred dollars in manner following: One hundred dollars on the execution of this contract; two hundred dollars when the Index shall be ready for the printer; and the |