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he alleges himself to be the original, sole, and only and proprietor, and to pursue the usual legal mea pose of obtaining a copyright, with like effect, to a poses, as would have been produced if he had not al proceeded in the southern district of New York, or sold, or disposed of the same: Provided, always, T contained shall be so construed to affect in any rights of persons, who, by reason of the proce adopted by the said Levi H. Corson, or otherwise, lished, or vended the said work, or have in any ma selves of the said invention, in the absence of obtained by the authors.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted by the author before the said Levi H. Corson shall avail himself of act, he shall give public notice of the same, in the times when publication is made of the copy of the re in the office of the clerk of the proper district acco Approved, February 19, 1849.

In "The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United S December 1, 1845, to March 3, 1851. Edited by George Boston, 1851, p. 763.

THIRTY-THIRD CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, C AN ACT for the purchase of the copyright of a work pub Sumner, wherein he describes his new method of ascertai at sea.

1854, August 2.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of the United States of America in That in consideration of the transfer to of 'the copyright of a work wherein Thomas H. Sum his new method of ascertaining a ship's position at dian observation of the sun cannot be obtained, th any money in the treasury not otherwise approp Thomas H. Sumner, or his lawful agent or attorn thousand dollars.

SEC. 2. An [and] be it further enacted, That aft shall be made, and the said sum paid, the said deemed extinct, and said book may thereafter be such right had existed.

Approved, August 2, 1854.

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of the United States of America in Congres January 25. That the Secretary of the Interior be, and required to cause a copyright to issue securing to Mistre Schoolcraft, to her heirs, assigns, and legal representative sive right to republish the book entitled "History, Statistics and Prospects of the Indian Tribes of the United States, O published under order of Congress, and to make and publish ment or compilation thereof for the term of fourteen yea passage of this act; and he is further required to transfer to said Mistress Schoolcraft all the plates, the property of States, used in the printing and illustration of said book: 5 That the same be accepted in full satisfaction of all manne for compensation for work, time, or money expended in the of materials for said book by Henry R. Schoolcraft. Approved, January 25, 1859.

In "The Statutes at Large and Treaties of the United States of A December 3, 1855 to March 3, 1859. Edited by George Minot an Sanger. Vol. 11, 8vo. Boston, 1859, pp. 557–558.

THIRTY-NINTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, CHAPTER

1866, May 24.

AN ACT for the relief of Mrs. William L. Herndon.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre of the United States of America in Congress That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he required to cause a copyright to issue securing to Mrs. W Herndon, to her heirs, assigns, and legal representatives, the right to republish the book entitled "Exploration of the Val O Amazon," heretofore published under order of Congress, an lish the same for the term of fourteen years from the passag act.

Approved, May 24, 1866.

In "The Statutes at Large, Treaties, and Proclamations of the Unite America, from December, 1865, to March, 1867. Edited by George P Vol. 14, 8vo. Boston, 1868, p. 587.

FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, CHAPTER 53

June 23.

AN ACT for the relief of William Tod Helmuth, of New York.

Whereas, William Tod Helmuth, doctor of med 1874, the city of New York, has composed and is the aut book entitled "A System of Surgery, by Willi Helmuth, M. D.," in the entering of the title of which book

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of the title thereof was deposited, and the act rela has been otherwise not complied with, but without a on the part of said William Tod Helmuth, doctor fore,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Re United States of America in Congress assembled, Tod Helmuth, doctor of medicine, the author of "A System of Surgery, by William Tod Helm within ninety days from the passage of this act, ent corrected title of said book, and deposit two copies the Librarian of Congress at Washington, who is receive the same; and that upon complying with of said William Tod Helmuth, doctor of medicine and to the copyright thereof, shall be the same though all the requirements of the copyright laws had been duly complied with when said imper recorded with the Librarian of Congress in eigh seventy-two, and when said book was first publis not be necessary for said William Tod Helmuth, to insert in the copies of such book any other o copyright thereto than would have been required laws been originally duly complied with.

Approved, June 23, 1874.

In "The Statutes at Large of the United States, fro March, 1875." Vol. 18, part 3, 8vo. Washington, 1875,

1898,

FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION,

AN ACT for the relief of Judson Jones

Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous February 17. of the United States of America in That the copyright of Judson Jones United States residing in the State of Minnesota entitled "The Alphabet of Orthoepy," originally p hundred and seventy, is hereby declared valid to a poses, and the said Judson Jones, author of said boo ized to file with the Librarian of Congress the title t in the printed book aforesaid, and such filing is declared a valid filing if made at any time within n passage of this act, and the extension of copyright o

PRELIMINARY NOTE.

5 The Attorney General, in an opinion dated December full text of which follows, held that the inhabitants of 1 not "in the absence of affirmative legislation by Cong effect, entitled to the benefits of our copyright laws. date, however, on April 30, 1900, an "Act to provide a () for the Territory of Hawaii" was approved to take effect same year, and that Act repeals the Hawaiian Copyright 23, 1888, and provides that the laws of the United States force. Since June 14, therefore, registrations for copyri tion have been made for works by Hawaiian authors. 5 The Attorney General in the opinion above cited, also PORTO RICO and MANILA not having been at that time for to the United States, their inhabitants had not become ent rights and privileges of citizens of the United States. Furt they shall have been directly ceded by treaty to the Uni O and such treaty duly ratified by the Senate, their respecti ants will not be entitled to the benefits of the copyright 1 the treaty, by its terms, confers such right, or Congress s wards extend such laws to the inhabitants of those countrie

The "Act temporarily to provide revenues and a civil g 5 for Porto Rico, and for other purposes," was approved on 1900, to go into effect on May 1st of that year. It provide laws of the United States shall be in force in Porto Rico. S 1st, therefore, registrations for copyright protection of Porto Rican authors have been permitted.

-0 No action has yet been taken by Congress to secure copyri Philippine Islands. But, in response to a question from the of War, "whether citizens of the Philippine Islands are e avail themselves of the provisions of the copyright, trade-n patent laws of the United States so as to secure the protectio 5 within the States of the Union," the Attorney-General subr opinion on July 6, 1904. In relation to copyright the A General holds that unless citizens of the Philippine Islands properly designated as citizens or subjects of a foreign nation' they are entitled to avail themselves of the privileg 0 copyright laws of the United States and to receive protectio

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copyright laws the Philippines are not a foreign s that inhabitants of the islands may therefore take copyright laws and claim protection thereunder States. Referring to the Attorney-General's opini 1898, cited above, he concludes that the decisions of of the United States announced since 1898 are not i with and that therefore Filipino authors should be e ts of HAWAII within the United States.

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The Attorney-General also decides that under act of March 3, 1891, requiring "that in the cas graph, chromo, or lithograph, the two copies of th be delivered or deposited as above shall be prin within the limits of the United States, or from plat or from negatives, or drawings on stone made with United States, or from transfers made therefrom," type set within the territory of the Philippine Isl this requirement; and that in determining what fee for registration, in the case of the entry of a work b it is necessary to " treat a citizen or resident of the as 'a person not a citizen or resident of the United

HAWAII.

FIFTY-SIXTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, CI

1900, Apr. 30.

AN ACT to provide a government for the Territor

SEC. 5. That the Constitution, and otherwise provided, all the laws of which are not locally inapplicable, sh force and effect within the said Territory as elsew States: * * *

SEC. 6. That the laws of Hawaii not inconsistent tion or laws of the United States or the provision continue in force, subject to repeal or amendment of Hawaii or the Congress of the United States. SEC. 7. That the constitution of the Republic laws of Hawaii, as set forth in the following acts, tions of the civil laws, penal laws, and session lay the following subjects, are hereby repealed: CIVIL LAWS: * * * chapter thirty-eight, Co

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