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✪ An Act To Amend And Consolidate The Acts Representing Copyright ✪, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

The Copyright Act of 1909 was a landmark U.S. law that governed copyright protection from March 4, 1909, until it was superseded by the Copyright Act of 1976. Although rarely needed, this law is still applied to certain categories of works created before January 1, 1978 that were not covered by the 1976 modifications.

The 1909 Act established key provisions for copyright law at the time, balancing the rights of creators with public access. It prescribed a copyright term of 28 years with the possibility of renewal for another 28 years, the requirement for publication with a copyright notice, and …

Debates And Passage Of Copyright Revision Bill On Floors Of House And Senate, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD.                        3779
SIXTIETH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION
Vol. 43                                                           no . 67.
WASHINGTON, TUESDAY, MARCH 2, 1909.

COPYRIGHT LAWS.

Mr. CURRIER. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules, discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union from the further consideration of the bill H. R. 28192, agree to the amendments proposed by the committee, and pass the bill.

The SPEAKER. The gentleman from New Hampshire moves to suspend the rules, discharge the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union from the further consideration of the bill, agree to the amendments …

Miscellaneous Copyright Bills And Act Of 1909, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

60th CONGRESS, 1st Session.

H.R. 243.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
December 2, 1907.

Mr. Currier introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Patents and ordered to be printed.

A BILL
To amend and consolidate the Acts respecting copyright.

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60th CONGRESS, 1st Session.

S. 2499.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES.  December 16, 1907.

Mr. Smoot introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Patents.

A BILL
To amend and consolidate the Acts respecting copyright.

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60th CONGRESS, 1st Session.

S. 2900.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED …

Michael Quealy, Respondent, V. Erastus C. Willardson, Caroline B. Willardson, Appellants, Ole J. Jacobsen, Respondent : Respondent's Brief

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (cases filed before 1965)

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Hearings Before The Copyright Subcommittees Of The Committees On Patents, January 20, 1909, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

MR. STEUART: Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of the committee, the immediate subject to which I have been asked to address myself to-day is a clause contained in the fourth section of the proposed Washburn bill, which is in these words: “That subject to the limitations and conditions of this act copyright secured hereunder shall be entitled to all the rights and remedies which would be accorded to any other species of property at common law.”

State Of Utah, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Arthur Brown, Defendant And Appellant : Brief For Apellant

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (cases filed before 1965)

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J. W. Cromeenes, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake Railroad Co., A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Respondent's Brief

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James Gibson, Plaintiff An Appellant, V. George G. Doyle & Co, A Corporation, Defendant And Respondent : Abstract

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Otto S. Grow, Plaintiff And Appellant, V. Utah Light And Railway Company, Defendant And Respondent : Abstract

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Some Miscellaneous Amendments To S. 6330 And Hr 19853 Proposed To The Copyright Office, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

Wording revisions proposed by a variety of commenters on S.6330 and H.R.19853,

Walker Brothers, Bankers Of Salt Lake City, A Corporation, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Will Caravelis, Nicholas P. Stathakos And L. G. Skliris, Partners Doing Business Under The Firm Name Of Caravelis & Company, Defendants And L. G. Skliris, Appellant : Respondent's Brief

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (cases filed before 1965)

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Hearings Before The (Joint) Committees On Patents, March 26-28, 1908, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

THE CHAIRMAN: I should like to say to those who are interested in this proposed legislation that while no definite programme has been mapped out, there has been discussed and tentatively agreed to a plan of procedure We will take one of the bills for instance, Senate bill 2499 and we should like to have the parties who are interested in the different sections of the bill and have objections to that bill to make their objections known, and we will take up the sections so designated for consideration. All the other sections of the bill to which there may …

Walker Bros, Bankers, Of Salt Lake City, A Corporation, Respondent, V. L. G. Skliris, Appellant : Petition For Re-Hearing

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (cases filed before 1965)

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H. R. Report 7083, Pt. 2, March 2, 1907 (Minority Report) 59th Cong. 2d Session, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

We disagree with a portion of the majority report submitted by the Committee on Patents on House bill 25133, reported on January 30, 1907.

The bill is a redraft of House bill 19853, which was introduced in this House on May 31, 1906. In its original form the bill had a provision (subdivision g, section 1) securing to musical composers the exclusive right to reproduce their compositions by mechanical means, such as perforated rolls and disk or cylinder records.

The greater part of the time given by the committee to public hearings on this bill was taken up by the …

S. Report 6187, February 5, 1907, With S. 8190 Attached. 59th Cong. 2d Session, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

The Committee on Patents, to whom was referred the bill (S. 8190) to consolidate and revise the acts respecting copyrights, recommend that said bill do pass.

Don Farnsworth, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Union Pacific Coal Company, A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Respondent's Brief

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (cases filed before 1965)

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H. R. Report 7083, January 30, 1907 With Hr25133 Attached. 59th Cong. 2d Session, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

The Committee .on Patents, to whom was referred House bill 25133, respectfully report that they have had the same under consideration and recommend that it do pass.

Memorandum Dated January 22, 1907 In Support Of Copyright Office Substitute For Section 18 Of The Bill, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

THE COPYRIGHT TERM:

Memorandum Accompanying Substitute Suggested by Copyright Office for Section 18 of the Bill

A. The provision ought at least- —
(1) to assure io the author provision for his old age;
(2) to assure to the community the benefit of his own revision of his works as long as he lives, (only a complete control, of them will do this;)
(3) to enable him to provide for his children until they reach the age where they are likely to be self-supporting, or, if daughters, married;
B. (In the effort to meet the above needs) the provision ought …

Hearings Before The (Joint) Committees On Patents, December 7-11, 1906, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

Text of S. 6330 and H.R. 19853

Page 116-7

STATEMENT OF MR. SAMUEL L. CLEMENS:

Necessarily I am interested particularly and especially in the part of the bill which concerns my trade. I like that bill, and I like that extension from the present limit of copyright life of forty-two years to the author's life and fifty years after. I think that will satisfy any reasonable author, because it will take care of his children. … I should like to have you encourage oyster culture and anything else. I have no illiberal feeling toward the bill. I like it. I …

Initial Revision Bills Of 1906, S. 6330 And Hr 19853, Compared With Copyright Law In Force In December, 1904, United States Congress

Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909

PREFATORY NOTE

The official text of the copyright bill, presented to Congress on May 31, 1906, is reprinted in the following pages. Each separate section of the bill (in large type) is followed by the text of such parallel provisions as are found in the copyright laws now in force. These are supplemented by occasional notes referring to and quoting the earlier copyright statutes, and such other enactments as serve to elucidate either the present statutory provisions or the proposed legislation. All the provisions of the copyright laws in force are included, and it is hoped that this compilation may …

Anna M. Larkin, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Saltair Beach Company, A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Respondent's Brief

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Anna M. Larkin, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Saltair Beach Company, A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Appellant's Reply Brief

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Agnes Evans, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Glens Falls Insurance Company, A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Respondent's Brief

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Anna M. Larkin, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Saltair Beach Company, A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Brief For Appellant

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Max Davidson, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Edward A. Munsey, Defendant And Appellant : Brief Of Appellant

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Appeal from the Judgment of the Second District Court in and for Weber County, Utah

Max Davidson, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Edward A. Munsey, Defendant And Appellant : Appellant's Amendment To Abstract

Utah Supreme Court Briefs (cases filed before 1965)

Appeal from the Judgment of the Second District Court in and for Weber County, Utah

Max Davidson, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. Edward A. Munsey, Defendant And Appellant : Respondent's Brief

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Paul Wood, Plaintiff And Respondent, V. The Rio Grande Western Railway Company, A Corporation, Defendant And Appellant : Brief Of Respondent

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P.T. Elwell, Plaintiff And Respondent, Against George Morrow, Annie Morrow, His Wifem Carrie Cain, Addison Cain, Trustee, Harry Lawrence, And Respondents, Thomas Marnane, Intervener And Appellant : Respondent's Brief

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Appeal from the Third District Court, Salt Lake County, Hon. W. C. Hall, Judge

E. J. Wilkinson, Trustee, Plaintiff, V. Anderson Taylor Company, A Co-Partnership Composed Of Joseph Anderson, Stanley Taylor And S. F. Taylor, Defendants : Appellant's Brief

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