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CONGRESS. (INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.) 



date of said renewal, cause a copy of the record there- 

 of to be published in one or more newspapers printed 

 in the United States for the space of four weeks." 



SEC. 3. That section 4956 of the Revised Statutes 

 of the United States be, and the same is hereby, 

 amended so that it shall read as follows : 



" SEC. 4956. No person shall be entitled to a copy- 

 right unless he shall, on or before the day of publica- 

 tion in this or any foreign country, deliver at the office 

 of the Librarian of Congress, or deposit in the mail 

 within the United States, addressed to the Librarian 

 of Congress, at Washington, D. C., a printed copy of 

 the title of the book, map, chart, dramatic or musical 

 composition, engraving, cut, print, photograph, or 

 chromo, or a description of the painting, drawing, 

 statue, statuary, or a model or design for a work of 

 the fine arts for which he desires a copyright, nor un- 

 less he shall also, not later than the day of the pub- 

 lication thereof in this or any foreign country, deliver 

 at the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Wash- 

 ington, D. C., or deposit in the mail within the 

 United States, addressed to the Librarian of Con- 

 gress, at Washington, D. C., two copies of such copy- 

 right book, map, chart, dramatic or musical compo- 

 sition, engraving, chromo, cut, print, or photograph, 

 or in case of a painting, drawing, statue, statuary, 

 model, or design for a work of the line arts, a photo- 



fraph of the same : Provided, That in the case of a 

 ook, photograph, chromo. or lithograph, the two 

 copies of the same required to be delivered or de- 

 posited as above shall be printed from type set within 

 the limits of the United States, or from plates made 

 therefrom, or from negatives or drawings on stone 

 made within the limits of the United States, or from 

 transfers therefrom. During the existence of such 

 copyright the importation into the United States of 

 any book, chromo, lithograph, or photograph so copy- 

 righted, or any edition or editions thereof, or any 

 plates of the same not made from type set, negatives 

 or drawings on stone made within the limits of the 

 United States, shall be, and it is hereby, prohibited. 

 Except in the cases specified in paragraphs 512 to 516, 

 inclusive, in section 2, of the act entitled 'An Act to 

 reduce the revenue and equalize the duties on im- 

 ports, and for other purposes,' approved Oct. 1, 

 1890 ; and except in the case of persons purchasing 

 for use and not for sale, who import subject to the 

 duty thereon not more than two copies of such book 

 at any one time ; and except in the case of newspapers 

 and magazines, not containing in whole or in part 

 matter copyrighted under the provisions of this act, 

 unauthorized by the author, which are hereby ex- 

 empted from prohibition of importation : Provided, 

 nevertheless, That in the case of books in foreign 

 languages, of which only translations in English are 

 copyrighted, the prohibition of importation shall ap- 

 ply only to the translation of the same, and the im- 

 portation of the books in the original language shall 

 be permitted." 



SEC. 4. That section 4958 of the Kevised Statutes 

 be, and the same is hereby, amended so that it will 

 read as follows : 



" SEC. 4958. The Librarian of Congress shall receive 

 from the persons to whom the services designated are 

 rendered the following fees : 



"First. For recording the title or description of 

 any copyright book or other article, 50 cents. 



"Second. For every copy under seal of such rec- 

 ord actually given to the person claiming the copy- 

 right, or his assigns, 50 cents. 



" Third. For recording and certifying any instru- 

 ment of writing for the assignment of a copyright, $1. 



" Fourth. For every copy of an assignment, $1. 



" All fees so received shall be paid into the Treas- 

 ury of the United States : Provided, That the charge 

 for recording the title or description of any article 

 entered for copj right, the production of a person not 

 a citizen or resident of the United States, shall be $1, 

 to be paid as above into the Treasury of the United 

 States, to defray the expenses of lists of copyrighted 

 articles as hereinafter provided for. 



" And it is hereby made the duty of the Librarian 

 of Congress to furnish to the Secretary of the Treasury 

 copies of the entries of titles of all books and other 

 articles wherein the copyright has been completed by 

 the deposit of two copies of such book printed from 

 type set within the limits of the United States, in ac- 

 cordance with the provisions of this act. and by the 

 deposit of two copies of such other article rna'de or 



such title entries for distribution to the collectors of 

 customs of the United States and to the postmasters 

 of all post-offices receiving foreign mails, and such 

 weekly lists, as they are issued, shall be furnished to 

 all parties desiring them, at a sum not exceeding $5 

 per annum ; and the Secretary and the Postmaster- 

 General are hereby empowered and required to make 

 and enforce such rules and regulations as shall prevent 

 the importation into the United States, except upon 

 the conditions above specified, of all articles prohib- 

 ited by this act." 



SEC. 5. That section 4959 of the Kevised Statutes 

 be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as 

 follows : 



" SEC. 4959. The proprietor of every copyright book 

 or other article shall deliver at the office of the 

 Librarian of Congress, or deposit in the mail, ad- 

 dressed to the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, 

 District of Columbia, a copy of every subsequent edi- 

 tion wherein any substantial changes shall oe made : 

 Provided, liowever, That the alterations, revisions, 

 and additions made to books by foreign authors here- 

 tofore published, of which new additions shall appear 

 subsequently to the taking eifect of this act, shall be 

 held and deemed capable of being copyrighted as 

 above provided for in this act, unless they form a 

 part of the series in course of publication at the time 

 this act shall take effect." 



SEC. 6. That section 4963 of the Kevised Statutes 

 be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as 

 follows : 



" SEC. 4963. Every person who shall insert or im- 

 press such notice, or words of the same purport, in or 

 upon any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical com- 

 position, print, cut. engraving, or photograph, or other 

 article, for which he nas not obtained a copyright, 

 shall be liable to a penalty of $100, recoverable one 

 half for the person who shall sue for such penalty 

 and one half to the use of the United States." 



SEC. 7. That section 4964 of the Revised Statutes 

 be, and the same is hereby, amended so as to read as 

 follows : 



" SEC. 4964. Every person who, after the recording 

 of the title of any book and the depositing of two 

 copies of such book, as provided by this act, shall, 

 contrary to the provisions of this act, within the term 

 limited, and without the consent of the proprietor of 

 the copyright first obtained in writing, signed in 

 presence of two or more witnesses, print, publish, 

 dramatize, translate, or import, or, knowing the same 

 to be so printed, published, dramatized, translated, or 

 imported, shall sell or expose to sale any copy of such 

 book, shall forfeit every copy thereof to such proprie- 

 tor, and shall also forfeit and pay such damages as 

 may be recovered in a civil action by such proprietor 

 in any court of competent jurisdiction." 



SEC. 8. That section 4965 of the Kevised Statutes 

 be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to read as 

 follows : 



" SEC. 4965. If any person, after the recording ot 

 the title of any map, chart, dramatic or musical com- 

 position, print, cut, engraving, or photograph, or 

 chromo, or of the description of any painting, draw- 

 ing, statue, statuary, or model or design intended to 

 be perfected and executed as a work of the fine arts, 

 as provided by this act, shall, contrary to the provis- 

 ions of this act, within the term limited, and without 

 the consent of the proprietor of the copyright first 

 obtained in writing, signed in presence of two or more 

 witnesses, engrave, etch, work, copy, print, publish, 



