This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...APPENDIX B. EXTEACTS FROM REPORT OF COPYRIGHT COMMISSION. 206. We recommend that the difficulty of securing a supply of English literature at at cheap prices for Colonial readers be met in two ways: ) st, By the introduction of a licensing system in the Colonies; and, 2nd, By continuing, though with alterations, the ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...APPENDIX B. EXTEACTS FROM REPORT OF COPYRIGHT COMMISSION. 206. We recommend that the difficulty of securing a supply of English literature at at cheap prices for Colonial readers be met in two ways: ) st, By the introduction of a licensing system in the Colonies; and, 2nd, By continuing, though with alterations, the provisions of the Foreign Reprints Act. 207. In proposing the introduction of the licensing system it is not intended to interfere with the power now possessed by the Colonial Legislatures of dealing with the subject of copyright, so far as their own Colonies are concerned. We recommend that in case the owner of a copyright work should not avail himself of the provisions of the copyright law (if any) in a Colony, and in case no adequate provision be made by republication in the colony or otherwise within a reasonable time after publication elsewhere for a supply of the work sufficient for general sale or circulation in the Colony, a license may, upon an application, be granted to republish the work in the Colony, subject to a royalty in favour of the copyright owner of not less than a specified sum per cent. on the retail price, as may be settled by any local law. Effective provision for the due collection and transmission to the copyright owner of such royalty should be made by such law. 208. We do not feel that we can be more definite in our recommendation than this, nor indeed do we think that the details of such a law could be settled by the Imperial Legislature. "We should prefer to leave the settlement of such details to special legislation in each Colony. 10 All Vict. 209. With regard to the continuance of the Foreign Reprints Act, we have already c. 95. stated that strong efforts have been made to procure its repeal. In March 1870, ...
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