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 H. Slli AOW^S TIIOMIVSON ON CANADIAN 
 ^ (H)PVIM(;iIT, MAY, 18J)4. 
 
 WITH XOTI-S AND ()r.si:i;v.\Tr,,xs on K.Vril PA[;.\(i i; AI'II. 
 'I'll ills ]v\( i;i,:,|.X(;r 
 
 'Hip: ' iovi-uxoi; (I kxe i;ai. i.v ('olwcij.. 
 
 1. Tho mi.I(.rsip;,uMl, havini,^ ]ia,l un,!,.,- r,msi,l,.rati„n a (L^s- 
 I'atHi fr,„H J.unl Kuulsf,,.-.! t„ Y.m.v I'xcolleacy's predecessor AMvA 
 -■'•i' •'un.., 1892, iu reply to a de.sputcli of Tlis Excollen.v Lord 
 Stanley of Preston of th.> lOtli Oetol.er, 181)1, i,, wl,i,'h His 
 i-:x.<.ll..ncy traiisiuiitc.I an Address t.> Kpr Maj,.sty fn.ui the 
 .S.nat.^and Comn.ons of Canada, praying, for Imperial" Le^nslation 
 ulu.h slu.uld explicitly eonfcr upon tlu> j'arlianu.nt of ( auada tlie 
 powo,. t<. le-islate on all niatt<Ts r.latinu' to .■npyrio.l.t i,, Canada. 
 ^vithout regard to Statntrs in inwo when tho Parlianiont of Canada 
 was established, ,.t,.., <>t..„ iias tln> iionour to sulauit, tie" fuilnwi,,..- 
 nl.servations ap.m thr ropurt xvlii.h arconipani,..! the d.soatrh .d 
 Lord Knutsfor.1, and wl,i,h ha.l Invn nn.do l.v d. pamuental 
 reprrsrntativcs of thr Colonial Cllire. Forrign (Miir,., iJoardof 
 Tra.h. and rarliain,.ntary C-Muisfl's ()|Ih.. to tho l.>i,.|it Honour 
 aide Sir Mi.haol iIi..ks-M„a.h on tho suhje.t of Canadian 
 ('opyrit;h;. 
 
 lutrDiluitiiry. 
 
 2. It is, no doul.t, true, as stato.I in tl„. third paragraph of tho 
 report of tho Connnitleo. that from tho point of viow of liritish 
 authoi's an<I pnhlish.'rs. tho Iniporia! S(alut,.,,f j.sij \,,,,s satis- 
 fartory to those autiiors an.l puMish^rs ; JMMaus,. it gave the 
 liritish autlior and pnhh'shor a monopoly, i,y .'opyri^lir ."xtonding 
 "'■'■'■ '■''■ '"^"voni-n's D.anliiions for I2 y,,,rs from tho lirsl, 
 pnl,li<atioii. ,)r sown yoars iVon, th.' aulliorVs doath, it may 1,0 
 ro-anlod, iu.joo,!, as a oo„t inuamo, for thoir iM-nolil, of tho svstom 
 whirli was l,aso,l .Ml tho idoa that tho oolonios wro lo ho proMa'vo,] 
 mdy for tin- lionoht of tho produoors ,„ tho IIHiisj, Islands, and 
 that thoinhahitanlsof ihoso ..olonios had 110 ri.uhls of solf-^ovorn- 
 mont or oihorwiso whirl, wro iMcon>i>tont u.il, iho into,vMs of 
 Britisli iiroduoois. 
 
 
 
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'I'lli' llni'. Jl;|l Si. .till,' ni 1> 1;^ dill lint ojv, tho pnhlisli,,- IITIV illt.'lvsls (\V(V[.t 
 
 Mich ,-i,s ill,, nullnr initilit clicxisi' t(i sru to liiiii. ('ii])\ rii;-lil is in iin sense •! 
 nionnpnly. I I in\nl\i.s ;i n,.\v civiilidn wliiTciis ;i ninniii„.ly iiiipli.s ;in iu- 
 fi'lfiTrii, •(■__« iih n lii„ ity |.iv\ i,.ii>ly cnjnycd l.y nil. (V,|.yii-iil ]>ir.p, riy ivi|nnv.s 
 s|i( ri;il ],riW..cli,iii. 1,! .•aiisr ii |.:i!iii .1 lie i.'i r-ni.i rkcd, ;in(l is so easily tilelicl. 
 
 Tin- l.isl lines ;i])])"ar (.1 us to 1„, ., i-iinfn.-ien hetwiin llie title In iiml tlic 
 reiilisatinn of ])re|ierry. 
 
 •'• '!'l"' Ci'liHl.eil |illlilisllrr ;itiil I he coiiillia! reader, hdwever. ilini 
 
 '■\('rv reas'iii to lie ilissal i~lieil wiih tji,. enaet (aeiit ni ISTJ, and it 
 '■^ 'I"' I" i"' w oiiileivil at that their lepresiaitat ives iiiach' sei'V 
 
 •I"!''''''''' |'l'"ti'sts, 'I'ihise pKltests Hi II 1 1 1 i lera ' ed aiid refeVri'd 
 
 '" i'l tlic letter nf tile 11 Ihlel'^i eiied t,, Lel'd i\ 1 1 lit >t nl'd . (hiteil 
 
 I llh .Inly, 1S!I(|. wliieh tonus an ap]ieiiiii\ tn thi~. repnct. 
 
 '1 lie pnlili-lier li,i- IK, ri^'ln to lie ili>..,a(isfie(l - ( 'eiiyi iii'lit only coiiconis tlie 
 anilmr and llie re;iil, r, Tnlessa pali'islier bnvs ,aii auHior's ri.yhts Ik- li.as n.) 
 tii-lis v/, ,,„/,, :inil then iinly a- .in autlier 'j'l.e rea 'er uot liis market sati.x- 
 fiictiinly sii|i|ilieil am) lias iin; eNpri^Mil ili>>atisi'ati i . 
 
 'J'he ]>iMie-t- 'le ivlia ivil f.) Were s.Ulslieii hy iiie' Aet ef 1617. anil the 
 r'aieelian Aet, nf I s.'iir 
 
 1. The iiriitests and i]i(> ai^it.alinn f^r ri'dress enntiinuMl itnlil 
 I ^^ H'l. w hen M 1-. ( ;|,!(Utnni' ea\ •' v arniiie; tn the [ailijishinii' tradf in 
 I'amlaiid that lin'V mast he indiieed ■■tn iiiuditv aii\' e\(dnsi\c 
 " vii'W whieli niiejit stil! jir"\ail in re,e,ird lu this iniiHirtant 
 '■ •"^i''',i'''f : iiiid slioitly ,ifte!\\ ard- a repint was maih' I'min the 
 
 <'"l"ili:i' < Mliee til the I'.,, aid ill 'I'i'ade, i lit i lliat i 11 U' the dcei>iiin nf 
 
 the Seeretary id' State inv the ( 'ohmies, liarl (ii'ev, that '■al'tei' 
 "'li'' repeated reiiniiistranees whieh had lieen reeeived I'mni the 
 
 ■'X(a'th Anieriean e,,Ii,i,|,.^ nn the suhji et nf tile eilellhltion there 
 
 "iif literary \siirl<-(il' the rniti-d Kinednni, he |irii[iiised tn leave 
 "'" fiijiiiiiai le-i-hil iiivs the duty and i i-pinisiliilit v nl' eiiaetine- 
 '■ law s whieh :h.'\ slioidd deem |,i'ii|ier I'm' seiairino' the I'i^lilsnC 
 " iinlJKirs and t he iniere-i- nl the jmlilii.." 
 
 I'.arl drey iiiily spe.iks lit tlie ■■ri;;hls i it edliini.il a lit In if-, ami tlie iiileie>ls 
 
 l)^ tl'f lululliill jlKhli,'.'' !!■■ lines not eilllsider llle ieten-ls nt tile ] Ml I il isl lei's nr 
 
 r(')iriiiters. Tliesi. are left tn e, siiliji et mily tntliebtial ri-lit- nt ].|n|iei t \ . 
 
 ■"•• i'^iirl (irey rei|iievted tlmt tlie I'.nard nl' 'IVade slnnild he nmv ed 
 1" lake 'Mieli measures lis miuhl li' e\pedient I'nr siiliinitl inii' 
 ' '" I 'arlianniil , at the iiisiiino- session, a hill a ill liori/iii;^' the 
 "Uueeii to iwii lid the I.'oyal Sanetim: to aii\ eolonial law or 
 " indinam e \\ hieli niiohi he passed respeetino' eopyrio-ht. iii't \\ it h- 
 '■standinu' the repannamy ol' any siieli law or oiilinanee to the 
 '■(■opyi-ioht law- 111' the i'nited ivinndom,'" 
 
 When I'larl tJiey leh is tn •• the l.'.ival .Simi inn," he assuninl it would lie 
 
 
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 p:;omso,l with s,,,,,,. .lisrivti.,,, an 1 u-um!,1 i,. ,.,,n,iiti,M,;il ,n, tl,,. n.^l,i - ot l',,,),^', 
 ^niilmrs hciiiL:- (lii!y ,;,r,,| fur. A> si.itr,] i, 
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 I'l !•• Jiiy |.> par. :;, tiirsc ri^lits wi n 
 
 *'■ ''''"■ 'i'''"!:.!' of I'arl (livv 1,, ,h,> p,v, ninrs n( thr X,,r;|, 
 ■^""■'■''■'•'" '-l-'iirs. Mliirl, f,.ll,nvP,]. flat,., I A-,,v,.nil..r. IS Hi, 
 •••"'""""■'■I 'li'l this u.as M..,l,„l as tin. i,nli..,v ,,!■ IIm- ,M,aj<.stv-s 
 ''"'"'•'"'""'" ■""' ''"■ ^-"vcniMrs uaav infnrimMl that a inras.nv 
 ^"'■"■'■>' ""* """ >>i,<:-vsti,,n would 1„. iiitr.HliicMl ,at tlir msuiii- 
 "'■^^'""- ''''"■ ''"" '•'•^' "f this rinaihir ^^[\\ l„> tuun<l in thr 
 "l'!"''"''^' '""1 it i-^ iv,narka!,h. that the assiinuicr il,us ^iv.Mi. 
 "f tlh. poh-cynf ll,.r Maj.'sty's (Jovmnumt t.nvanis th^ Xn,lh 
 AuK'ri.-aii .-.ihMih.s, ivinaiiis uiifullilh .1 to this .lay, in .■ons,M|u,.,i((.. 
 it must ],v assiinu.l. of tlip inlluciuv ^v]lh■h two .lassrs-thr 
 authors ::nd th.. puhli.^hrr.s in tin- I'jiito.l Kin-.loni— wnv and 
 liavc Immmi ahlo to ..xnviM' with n-anl to tin' h-islatioi, whirl. 
 liiul hoon promise], in rdati.jn to a lualtor s., important to \Ur 
 Mnjcsty'H colonics. 
 
 This ,.<-tt],.,l p,,li,.yof tlio Imperial Cnyovvmout hnn -„t, l.o,-,, intrrforr,] 
 with. n,r assara.uv lias h,,.,, fullill,.,!, for F.n-lan,] loo-JslatM an-l ,l,.!iHr,l tl„. 
 mnit; l„ wlarh a .„lony ,ni;,l.r h-islalr, and thus avoi.lr.l ihr mvessitv i\n- anv 
 liaprnal \ etn. 
 
 7. In paruo-raph C. of tlic report, th.- rommittof thus rrfcr to th(> 
 plo(l-o o-iv(>n hy |[,.r Majesty's (Jovcrnmont to tho colonirs: 
 
 "It was. n(,wcvcr, eventually drtermincd not to h'-i>late in 
 '■"'■'■or,lan(a> with the terms of Lord (irey's despatch, lui" instead, 
 "to i.ass the Imperial .\ct which hears the short title of th,, 
 '"C<.lonial Copyri-ht Ad of iNi/' h„t is commonly known a.s 
 " ' The Foreigji lieprints Act.' " 
 
 Wo show that Karl Onw ,11,1 L-islatc i„ a,Tonlan,.,. will, the .pirit of his 
 <\r.]uirh, and the n'sult was suhstaiitially tl„. .san,,.. The .\,.| „f 1SI7 was in 
 sat,.ta,t,o„uf thisrelief, and Canada was afterwards allow,.! to h-islal. for 
 her amhors (not ours) and her pnlilic. 
 
 'S. It mi-ht he supp,,.,.d, from this iu.hI,. of >tatiii,- the ca^e, that 
 ''"■ ■'*l''l"'';i'ination not t,, leej.l,.,,,. iu aceord.ance with tli,> terms 
 ■■"I •'"'•'l '^'''.v's de,v|,al,'h •' uas a det, ruiiuation airivd at as the 
 
 '■"■^"'' "'' "" HuderMaudim;' uilh the ,,,ionies, that tllis ,M,asure 
 
 -imuM he accepted as a suhstiiule for the con, .o, on uh.ch I.o,.! 
 '■'■"•'■ ''^"' l"'"iiii-vL Tlii-., ho^^e^er. does u,d appear I,, have ]„. „ 
 ""■ '■'■'■'''■ '' "■•■''^ '' nieasureof temporary and pa.llal ivli,.|'. and 
 " '■"! li.irdly he suppos,.,! that ;i ,|rtermina! lo,, u,,. arriMMl at hv 
 ""' ■'^'■•'.i'-^l.^''^ <ioveruiuenl, f,, ah.andon ,,r repudiat.. the |,l,.|,.o 
 
which li;i(l )i(M 71 so fdnrialiy ^ix'cn. oi- oyi'ii fo ?<ii}isfif iifi' fur wliiit 
 
 liiul liirii |ii(niiiMil a iiii'ii-iirr wliidi. while it iiiit;ht ^ali>ty |irisciit 
 
 Hant>, fell \a>tly >hiiit nt' what liail lifcii piMimisi'd. Tlic " l''i.n't'iL;'ii 
 
 Jir|irii>I> All" was. iM) (loiil/t, a(l')j>t('il mci-clv as a iiicasin'c ol 
 
 t('iii|H(rary I'l'li^i' ami until the widci' iiu'asiirf could Kc iil)taiiicd. 
 
 N(i utiilirst;iii(liiit^' wifli tlic 'iildiiy w:is culled for. TlnTi' is im ividc lire th:il 
 till' '• I'.iieiun l>'.']iriiils Act " \\ar> intendeil ti) he ]iartiiil or fi'Tii])(n':n-y, nv th't 
 It fell -^liiirf iif uli;it find lieeii ]>i'iiini~cd. liCirislat ji)ii coiii[)letcly canied »ml her 
 wishi'^ as far as then jirnmix'd nr e.\pres.-<cd. 
 
 '.•. rafau'iaiih (>, dt' the ( 'nininittrr's Ijcport, states that the Act 
 
 " M'iis satisfactory I'mm the jiuiut "i view of the ( aiiadlaii readi'C. 
 
 " Ix'cause it eiiaMed him <() uhtaiu (■hea[» re[)riiits of Dritisli lopy- 
 
 "ri,ulit Lool.s." It isti'iiethat llx' " Foreii^-ii lje[n-iiits A<-t " was. 
 
 as stateil aliove, a measure (d' relief to the ('aiiadiati reader, for 
 
 t}(e I'casoii eiveii in t!ie [larae'vaph ijuoted. The le:;-ishit iires of 
 
 \]\o colonies wci'i' will wj; to wait a reasoiialde time for the fiiliil- 
 
 iiieiit (d' Marl (irey's {iromise. and in the meantime to accept tho 
 
 teni|.orary expedient )iy which the nioiu>[ii>ly \vliicl» c.xcliKh'd 
 
 l!riti>h liieiaiiire from the bor(h'rs of the colonies was vela.xed in 
 
 faNoiirid' an impost for the lieuetit of those who hail a . statiitor\) 
 
 rie'ht to that monopoly. In short the Imperial I'arlianM'nl. 
 
 tindiiiy- tin' monopoly so e'reat a grievance, ohlieed the holders of 
 
 il to compoinid tor mone\ comjieusation which the colonist would 
 
 [lay without much cxpre,-..-ion of discontent, even if it iirs'olved 
 
 the denial to liis couiitry. foi- a time, of thc' rights of self-j^'overn- 
 
 ineiit whicJi slio;;id have lieeii consi(h I'ed at least as important as 
 
 tho (statutory) riglits of nipyrie'ht holders, and which had been 
 
 ]U'omised in tln^ phiiiiest terms. 
 
 T/ird (Irey nidy iiDdeitmik te relieve tlie anther and (lie reader. The autlnir 
 AS ,is i-elieceil liy a Hi i\\ i nt:' t he (■< il. m ies t u leiii-.late tor //>r// .aiithnrs. and hy tin- 
 Act of ISiSC), the reader by Act uf 1M7 ; hut Canad.a's nieile uf descrilijiii;' the 
 edlieensioil seems iieiflier iu,•^t imr iretierells. ^'^urely the rilihts of .self-,L;-oVi'ni- 
 nieiit do not warrant the a[ip?'opriati(in of other jie(H)les' property, whetlier 
 authors or t.iilors. 
 
 Here au'aiii .■ipp(\aiN ,a eoiifu,-ioii helween t/iv titli ti, ;ni<l llw ntilizdlKiii i>f 
 jiroperty. 
 
 !(». Jt is (piite (divioiis. however, tliat tlie colonies would not 
 
 lone- rest satislied with such a system. The o'rowtli and devcloj)- 
 
 iiieiit (d' theii' piitilishino' interests w(Mild have soon put an end ti> 
 
 aci|uieseence in the SI iieuie, even if the legislatures had heen 
 
 Avillint;- to ciMitinue to he denied their pri>[icr [lowers and to ho 
 
 ta.v-yallicrf'rs for a privileo-ed clasti outside tho country. 
 
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 'Du- siiiiK stylr ,,f laii--iintr.: piTva(lc.> tliis .■hui><.'. mikI suivlv linnllv l)ents ;i, 
 St;it(. p.iprr. The imUidr'.s myAty is sti>.MUMl is..,l ;,.s a " tMx,"' sii-trcstiii;,^ tliiit 
 it is an unjust, iuipositioii, and that tlio HriiiM, uuth.ir. w!i„ lias //,./, „v "v,/om- 
 to -ivr u,, In's pr,,i„.,-ty is •• privilou,,,! " he.Muse tli,' prirr of so doin- is claitm-d 
 hy luni, a pri.c \vlu,-li lie had no voic,. in fixin.ir, and whi.di is too scl.lo.n p.i.l. 
 
 il. Ill ]\raivli. IS7(), thf I'.ri' Ml (•(»p_vri<,'-lit owners, not Immh^- 
 siitislird with il,c prn,-,M.(]s i,f the tiixatiuii (.11 for.. ion r.'priitts, and 
 <lcsirino; tlicir nKUiopoly rfstor,.! t., its full vi-'mir, (l..niiU.(hM[ the 
 rt'lJC'id of till* For<'ii4-u Jvi^priiits Act. 
 
 In ^L,.r<h, ISTC Co],yri,L!lii ownrrs wore awarr of Canada's not (!oIl,.ctin<r 
 tlio authoi'-s royalty, an,! vMrd att.ntion to l,rr studied m--lif,-enw. Nut a 
 luonoply, see par. J. 
 
 12. The ( 'opyriylit ( 'onimiss;,,ii ,,f iSTd f.,ll<.\viMl, and in tlicii' I'o- 
 |.ort of 1S7I) it w/is statrd that .opyri-ht hohha-s had only rcerivod. 
 as tin' rrsnlt of thoir taxin- x-honic, from nin(.f..,.n colunh-s which 
 liad tak<Mi advanta-r of the Act, li, !."..■) !;;>. ■2\d. ■ hut it is to l„. 
 ohscrvod (hat of this sum i'j.osi i;;s. ;i.i,l. was rccoivod f,,,m 
 <'anada. loavin- ahont L'71 as the contrihution from th<. oth,.r 
 <i-!it.a.,i .■ohuiirs. I'rohahly the same proport i.Mi has horn con 
 liiiucd sin<a>. (ircat ])aius have hocn taken to colh.^t the fax fur 
 nu) hciH.fit .d' copyi'i-ht ]iold,.i.s, notwithstanding the helief Jms 
 heen -rowin- from year to year, that the |,res,.nt state ,,f the law 
 i.s odicms and unjust. The cnpy, io-l.t hold, rs of th- Fniled 
 Kin,i;',lom have 11. adi' su-'-e>tions from time to time for inqirove- 
 meiits of the method of collecting' this la.x. in order that the pro- 
 <'eeds may lie au-mciited, and the (lov..i'nment cd' the Dominion 
 has always made the colhclions vi-ilantly and in .>.,od faith. 
 'i'lu-y are willin,^• even u, adopt improved methods (d" collcctinu, 
 imt they cat! <udy .>ff,.r t.. .lo so as part uf an im[U'(.ved s.da'me n{ 
 <'opyri^iit. such as that emhodicd in the Canadian Ac, ,d' iSSDand 
 ])y way of an amendment to some such enactment a^ that, to conu) 
 into foi'ce concuri'eiitly with such .\ct. 
 
 If ,uaTat pains l,ad been taken to collect tliis royaltv, wliv were the I ks 
 
 ii.it stamped as in (,M.er Colonii^s? If thr royalty was .uiious"an.l unju.t. whv 
 <liil n<.t Cana.la r.>peal h.>r A.'t nf is.',.). ■„„] 1,.| the Onl.T in Coun.-il h'c 
 ivvoke.lr Canada sinvly kn.'W the ad\a.ita-v that .\et was to he,-, an.l v.t 
 sh-inks from e .rryinn- out its provi>icns. (',„ |;riiisli authors tm-t a Co1,',mv 
 whi.'li refuses to carry out her .iwii A. 'Is u{ i'arlianicnl , and, in this rl.us,'. 
 a.'tually refu,sesto do so. to l,-i..|ate foi' ih.nC: and y.^l she a-ks lor fiirihrr 
 .•oneosions to .stiuiulaUj h.'r t.i hojic^ty. S|,r will uot .jarry out h.a- .■oulr.icl 
 mill's,) sh.' ^-..ts more tliin the .•onlra.'t ^r^iv,.. Is tliis houadid.': Is it lionour- 
 ulil.';- Is ii ;( ground for trusting Ii.t agiiti'- 
 
 l;j. While, as h;is heen stat.'d, tl 'Aircigii I,'. .prints ,\.'t "' oav,. 
 
 fi im.asui'.. of r.'lief t.i the ( 'anailiau r..a.[in,i;' [lulili.', ii ha.l th.. ..jfect 
 
<ii' ( I't'.'Minu :l Iii(ilP)|Mily inv till' ].:ilili-llri s nt' tip' I'lutfil St;t!tl4 
 ;niiliil' |ir'('\ I iitiii^- llii' |iiilili>liiiin liii Miii-^ nf ( 'an;nl;i I'rmn jttaiii- 
 
 ill^' i|illlrll--li)ll> >liriL a> lllluilt ri;t-i Hlltl i| \ ll l\i' lii'ill rXjMMlnl ill ;l 
 
 t'iiiiiitr\- w iici't I ll'' u li'ili' I'l'iMilii! Mill is ;i rradiim' ]iii[uilatiiiii, ami 
 \\ hero iIh' iirariicc lia> always lircii, with tVw rxccpt mns, cuiii- 
 iiarnl wiili |jirii]i('ii II r'aniiriis, I'or tlir ]mii|i1i' \t> \'\i\- the lumk-s 
 w liirli tlh'V rrad. 111 --['itt' III' llii- ilisailNaiilai^c ill" [ni lilisjiinn' 
 iiitcri'>t has iniwi. scry iiiiisidcralily. ll has lici'ii i'i']irr>ciitt'il in 
 Sdiiir I'.iriiii'r (iisi'iis-iiiiis oil this ([iii'stinu as ln'iuL;' small uinl 
 niiiiii[MHiaiit. All lliat si.'iiis luK-ussary U) h- said ii|miii that 
 siilijrci. flip till' jin'sciit, is tliat it is small in rumparisdii w itli what 
 it shiiiild 111', and ill ( (im|iarisiiii with wiiat i: wmild he iiiidci' a 
 |iri:[M'!' ad i u-i uiiMit 111' till' (I i]i\ ri^ht laws. 
 
 'I'hi' ('anadiaus had tlio power to prevent this Imt were too indiffi.'reut, and 
 took iiu Imulile to ariaiiLi'e with the iiulliur. Tliis simple ste]i wiiuld have 
 stopped I :(i^t of lier eoiiijilaints. Jt is too ;jTo,T<ly uiijii>l l" .-rik an Art nt 
 I'.u'liameut to satisfy tliis m ;i-liii'ence h)- robhiiii,^ l.riti^h aiiilior.-. ()ihrrs may 
 be inclined to o'ive a ditlereiit nieaiiiiiL:' of the word " jiroper." 
 
 Cauada surely knows that we canii'it and dul^IiI net to intrifrre with 
 America's actions*, and also that what slie urii'es is ratiiir a tradi- tliaii a <*'ipy- 
 r^ghl (pii'stioii, and that it cannot he (onccded witliout upsetting ('iip\ riyhl, 
 property for the d'liil'i till hciu'lit nta lew irjirintii s. 
 
 The [iiilili^ljiie^- iiii<ri>t lure referri'd t" is only tlie re-printin;" interest. 
 
 1 I. ll is liiitcil ill [larauraph 1 1 (d tin' ( 'oiiimittfc's report lliut 
 the Senate lit (aiiada adnpted an Addri'ss \n llci' Majc'sty in hSi'iS, 
 urging the eliangi' w liieh l.md ( iiey had [irmnised, that the answei' 
 thcrcti). nil till' 'Ji-'iul lit .Inly. 1 Mis w as merely i hat the ipiestiou 
 ^\ as tiiii iiiijMirtanl, and iiiMilxed timniany i[Uestiiins ct' imperial 
 pdiicy tor h'gi^latiiiii at that se:,>iiiii df rarliaiueut, and it was then 
 iiitimai"d that iiegol iat inns wit h the I nited ."stales nii the' siiliject 
 of eupyi'ight reipiired smue delay in dealing with the eid'Hiies with 
 regard tn that inlei'cst. 
 
 See note nn par. 1. 
 
 I;'). 'Jdie piarl w liieh ii cgi dial inns with the I'li it eil State's lia ve pla\e(l 
 in this diseiis.-inn with ( 'anada will he reteired Id lierealter, lint 
 it is apparent that tor nuire than I weiily years t hese negot iatinus 
 liave lieeii made Use iii as a rea-un tnr poslpniiing tho ruipio.sts, 
 adniilted In ha\e liieii reasniialde, which were ]irest'iit(>d by tlio 
 I'niiiiniiiii id ('anada, and llial wlini an arraiiL;enieiil was cveniii- 
 ally made with the liiiti'd .States, the pnldi'-herN id' that euiintiy 
 reeei\(d the henelit nl' liie l!rili-li iiip\riL;li! innniipiiU id' the 
 
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 r.iloiiics. with riM-ht-^ itsciaimI in their tavMin' whicii wm. r,.:ii<|.il to 
 < ';ni;t(la. ami thr coiiclu-inii ot' thai aiTaii^iiurm wiih tlic I'liitrd 
 States is now siigyo.stt'(l iiy the ( 'onimiilee, whose i-e|,i)ii i- uiuUt 
 review, a- a new ri'a-on why tlie ih'inainls i if < 'anaila --hMiilil not: 
 
 [il'evaih lieealHI," it would inlerlrle wilh tile I'niled Slutc-, eiiii\- 
 
 nulit hoMers who lim! heiii iire^'^nieil wilh the ia(Hio[Mil\- ol' 
 (.'aaada t'nr the ^alo i»t' theii' [aililieal ion->. 
 
 CaiKuli's re(ia.v-t-. as l:<rr n'firrcil fo, uiir n.v.r tli(m--lit " ri'iisoiiahl'." 
 <'ati,iil.i kiie'v-i we in vir iiiule ,niy .irraiiLreiii-iits witli llu; United StiltL's, iuiil 
 ttiat wi.' ciiiitiot. ri';:uhi,tr F.iri'in'u -Muniripil lav. It. is tui) absiircl to imiirinc! 
 \vi\ jire'seiitcil th(.' L'niti'd SratiM with :!Jii/ iiiorinjily. I'lio pri'si-ut statu of tliiu<'-.s 
 lias ar.M'ii lioiu /icr li .L:i-'lal i la, wiili wliiili vvo li nl ii)! an vtliinu;' to do. 
 
 Ki. 1 'ui'suine' the nari'ai ivi\ howeNcr. it is iniportan; to iioteth.it 
 
 the assurances w hieh ha\-e heen recei\i'ii hyt'anada. iVuni tune to 
 
 time, express s^ijijiathy wiih the colonial interests : and that alter 
 
 more than twenty years of imjuiry. eonsider,iti,,n, diseu--sion, 
 
 syin[iaihy. ..ml promises, u wa-siiled Kv the Lords id' 'I'rade. wilh 
 
 ndV'reiice to that .\<ldi'eN> of the Senate, that the sulijeet was-'a 
 
 matter that called foi' im[airy " and that •• au endeavour ,->houiil hi; 
 
 " made lo place ihv' eeiieral law on copyrij^ht, e>peciall\- that iiart; 
 
 '■ of it w hich concerned the whole contiuen'. of America, on a more 
 
 '• .satist'actory fool iii<,;-." 
 
 \Vc arc oblifri'il te ass.Tt Imlilly wc iicx-cr umvc tliuada au;/ assuraiircs which 
 lia\c nut Ijccii falHlh'd. 
 
 17. It may he ol)ser\ I'd jna'e that hy the arranu'cmoiif wit ii the 
 
 I'niti'd States " the e-eiieral law of copyiie-ht. in -~o fai' as it con- 
 
 (■erneil t he ••''•'••'■ continent of .\iina'ica."" was indeeil put on ■i i'ooline- 
 
 more saiisfac:ory as re^^'irds the Urili-^h author and ]uil>lisliei' 
 
 and ihi' rnited States publisher, hut that that part of the cnntineiit 
 
 ui Nortli Aiui/rica which hears alleeiancii to Her .Majesty has 
 
 n ceived no consideration in the impiovt'iueiit of the law. 
 
 \\'i> must repeat wo had iinhaul in the ■• itnproviMin'at " of the Law. il was 
 net altered liy any ai'tiiiii on nur [)art. I>y I'liiled States ley-isl.itiuii ( 'anada's 
 |iesiti()n was nn]ireved ju-t as I'liiii'land's was -no more, uo le>s for Canada 
 can now (.'opyri,i.vht a. Iiook in lii'r own i.iiitnr\-, the r -.1 <d llie l'>rili--h huni- 
 nioiis, and in the I'liiliii .S| Ur^ liy ]iiin!ii)^' il tlicre. a \. r*- ea-v jirer .s, loi' 
 ( 'an eia. I'Jnuland i>, like ('.niadi, di'liaia-iil tioin ri]u ml ai>r eilicr ,aii 
 •Vinei'iciui or l'lnj.;iisli liook eojiyi'lLi'liled in ll.c:'! aid, nr an i'ai^lish eepvii^iit: 
 111) )k without thi' autlior's .sanction. 
 
 IH. riie I'ulve id' Huekiu^hain and ('hamhis on the :!|st .]ul\-, 
 I SiiS, M'lidiue' his foiaiial reply lo the ije-palch aicoinpanv iiiL;' ihe 
 address id the Souatc, made llu a>linissnni, whnh w a.^ in<t vcrv 
 
v.'inarkii'ili', at that sfai,-.' i.f the (liscn-»->i,m. that ■ll,'' law ..f 
 " cHiyiiuhl ^vii, Tally iiii-lit 1m' a vi;ry lit ;,ul)joct iur I'uUin' fni- 
 •' ^idcrat ii lu. 
 
 W'l' al! iidiiiit tliat ('Mpvi-ii^lit law l^, iinji. rtVct, but imt in the .sense in whuli 
 it i-- (Ir^criliicl ill till- ili'^jialcli, 
 
 1 .t. 'j'hc ( 'aiiaillaii ( iiA i iiiini lit wnv iit' t in' saiin' ii[iiiiii)ii. ami i>ii 
 Dill Aliri', l^li'.». tlirv ifati-iiiittiMl iiiiDliicf iv|ifc-c!itatiwii m, ilir 
 Mihjcct, liiit tilt lloaiil lit' 'I'l'ailf coiisiilfrrd that tlu' ( 'aiiadiaii 
 pi'niMi-;i| vli,)uM mil 111' tnl'iiiti'il itiiiuriliati'l\ . Iit'caii>^' iiotliiiii:' nnilil 
 1,r ddiii' liif < 'aiiaiia iiiil'>'^ tin' riiitnl States ^\l■l•r a ptirtv to the 
 iirraii^fiiii'iit. timl that •M\iiatc\ ef jinitcctinii shmihl In- </\\rn to 
 '' jitilliors (II) I lilt' siilc the St. Lawi'eiiic iini>t. in iinler tn lie ctiectiia!, 
 
 "lie extelldcil to the iltller." Till' ( M ^1 i Villellt Jil'l ilinsit i( HI WOlllll 
 
 seem also tn he iiii['lieil. vi/., that whatever tiriitcrt imi luiijiit lie 
 uiveii to [iiilili>htrs on one side the St. Lawrence iiiii,>t lie oxtciided 
 til till.' other. Her .Majesty'^ ( ioveriiiiient. however, litive not yet 
 eairied oiit thove ]iro[io.-it ions, heeaiise they have au'i'eed lo an ar 
 raipjeiiKiit liy wliieh the ]!riti-li author oi' piiiyii:>lier, in order to p't 
 the lieiietit ot' i ojiyrielit [irotectloii ill the United States, is obliged 
 to print hi.-^ hook Iruiii type set in the I'nited States, and it 
 \ et withholds iVoiii < 'aiiada the eoncession of allow in^' a ('iinadian 
 piililisher lo reprint at all. even iiom plates imported l'roni(!reat 
 llritain, and on payment of a tax levied in favour of the copyright 
 holder on every copy of the pnhlieation, 
 
 AVr liavL' nut i^Taiiteil prutiTtidU to American Ciipyrii;-lit Ixiok.s by any Ait 
 .siiKT lS|-2, anil then wi'niade tir.st j ubjiciif ion here tlie essential condition for all 
 copyiiirht. t'.inada now has as great privilesres ;is tlie niotlior country, but 
 ncilliiT tiny, nor we, nor Aniericiin.s can take tin author'.s property aud reprint 
 it without his consent, nor can we, in t'airaess to him, abk to bo allowed to do so. 
 Jf En^'laiid raiiiiot ]irevent nmral I'oliberv in Aniericii, that is not a reason for 
 eneuuraLtiim- it ini'aiiada. Canada ran now- i'e]irint with the author's sanrtion. 
 
 •JO. ('.anada was assured, h.owever, hy I'larl (Iranville's desjniteh 
 of the 'JOtli Octolier, i8(ii), thill iit the ensuing session of rarlianient 
 eopyright would 1)0 permitted on pnhlieation in tlu> eolonic^s, ii eon- 
 cession of very slight iiml doiihtful importance. ^Vhell, under the 
 J5erne ( 'onventioii, a eomiession in that direction was given, the 
 colonial author or pulili>lier rei eived liis slight privilege only in 
 eoninion w itli tic authors and [iiililishers of all the other countries 
 iiicliided in that coin entioii. 
 
 I'ndertlie A'-t ^if ISSd, piibliiation in the eoldnjes jrives copyrii^'ht thnniu-h- 
 iiiit the wbiiU liiiii,-h I )onuuiou.--. 
 
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 It i-- 111) (^oncossiori at, all a-^ r'-Lranis riprint-i, Imt a \ ry valuilili' (iiu' a-^ 
 rof^'anls (Jopyrii,''ht pun' (tml hiiiipli'. (Jaiuida mv-uiiih joulous cit' Aiiu'i'ii;a imd all 
 countries wliiih rrs]iiTt CupyriLrlit a^ (li-^tiiiiruislicil imni rcju-inriuLr. 
 
 'J 1 . Attciitiou is aj^-;iiu cullcil \n tli" ri'port ul'tln' .Miuisitr of 
 J'"iiiiiiii'c ot' ( 'aiiiiila ill JsTd, I'hIIdhimI ]i\ the rnjin'-t dI' Ldi-iI Ivim- 
 licrlfN- <m tlic ■J'.lth ol' July, ISTO, that the views ut' tin- < 'ariailian 
 (iuwriiiiii'iit iiii^'lit 1)*' a.<4'aiu t'orwarili'il in (U'dcr that ilcr Majesty's 
 ( io\-cniiiiiMit iiii^'ht pivf ihciu cniii-Jdia'atiim hci'di" thf <'ii--uin!;' 
 session — ami to the rrport from tln' Mini^ti'i's of l''inaiii'o ami ot 
 At^'vieiilt lire, dated ;iOili XoNrmlMr. isTd, in which lho--e vi''\v> ^^•^•^e 
 once more set forth. < 'onsidci-aUoii M'inis not to ha\o licrn c'ivee 
 to tlie iuformution tlius asked for and ohtainn], and on the lit); 
 of^Iav, 1 S7l*, tlie ^■il'\\ > of the ('.iiiadian ( iosi'mne-nt wei'e ;ii;ain 
 set forth in a re[ior( of tiie >ame .Mini-lcrs which was adopted and 
 lran>mittcd on the 1 Ith of the same month. 
 
 Ciiusilrrat i'lu was iriNi'ii to the rcjiirt, hut the proposals wcri' u/fni rirrs 
 and ui'fair to the owners of Cojiyiu'lit. 
 
 '22. After tliirty years of reiterated eomi^ lints tlie Ciinadian 
 Guveriuuent felt eaih'd npon foih^clire the exi-linj;- system '• wholly 
 indefensil)le." an«l to state that the Canailian [mliUshers were la'ino' 
 " treated with the e'i',.;ite-t injustice." 'J'he report of the Miin>ters 
 stated that it had " lono- heen the cnsfoin of owners of lU'iti^h eo]iy- 
 " right to sell to American i)uidi -ieu's advance sheets of their works, 
 ''and when ('anadiaa puMishei-s " jiad " olfei'ed to acquire copy- 
 " right in Canaihi liy purchase, they had lieen told that the ari'ano-e- 
 " m-^' *:s made lu'l ween the liriti-di and American puldisjiers were 
 "such as to prevent U(>gotiati(jns with ( 'anudians." 
 
 Copyiajrlit ;«■(///. /Vy only is made seeur(>. Tncluvj m \{ is Irff /'■ (.'.■inada 
 
 lia.s not been in tlio lialiit of ajijjlyine- in time. Active tradesmen w.iti'h the 
 luavkot. Caiiaca asks for legi.slatiou to save herself the trouldo of doin>x so. V-y 
 her own showing arrangements have been already niade with Amer'-'an publi.sher.s 
 hcfare Canada iiiado her otft>rs. 
 
 2;i. lu the same year a < 'opyrieht Act was jiassed liy the ( 'anadian 
 
 J'arliament and forwarded for Her .Majesty's assent. Jt was l)a--ed 
 
 on the same principles a^ the ('.inadian < 'o[iyright .\ct oi' ISS!). 
 
 'J'he assent was witliinhl. 
 
 Assent was withheld because tlio Act was nltrix v'nr.i and mifair to owners of 
 Coityi-iglit. See par. Jl. 
 
 2 1. 'I'iie undersigned <h)e's not [iropose, in t'.ie eoiir-e of (he^e oh- 
 servatiims, to detail at length the \arious m\uot i,it ions whi(h hav(i 
 taken place. Tiu'y will he found more fully stated in tlie a^ipeiidi.x 
 
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 liiTctu. Attention 's euUfd to Mu'iu in this place chiotl.y IxMiiusc 
 many, wliidi seem 1o the iniilcrsiunicd to ho o: iniportanco, 
 aro not nuMitioucd in t'lf^ ivpoit of tlic Coiinnittoo, aiul Ijceaiiso 
 it seoms important to notice tliat from tlic ( omm'Ticciprnt of tho 
 a^-itation in 1812, dnwn to the pr<>sf,'nt yi-ar. th" representations 
 from tho Xortli American colonies liave met with tli- siniie response 
 from Her ^Majesty's (Government, namely, an admission tliat griev- 
 ances existed as stilted, promise of redress — foUon-ed l)y expressiori.s 
 of determination to consiih'r tlie subject and a deilaration tliat the 
 measure propos(>d by tho I'arlianuiit ^>1 Canada to lesson the 
 gricvanc^^ was l)(>yond tho powers of that J'arliament i'ud must 
 In) authorized by an Act of tho Imperial I'arliament in order to lie 
 effectual. 
 
 Tlic ^rrioviinco htis never bi-cn (nlinitt(>(t nfi stutfi!. Eiiprl'ind has never 
 ndniitted any griovanco which iias not bec^n reinodied lit'ier by tho Aet of 1H47, 
 or thiit of I8SG, or by the right given to Canada to legislate for her own authors 
 
 2.'). Tli'i despatch of Lord Carnarvon, dated 1 5th Juno. 1874, is 
 an illustration of the progress which tho agitation had made since 
 li-'r Majesty's xiovernmcnt, in I84r), with a full knowledge of the 
 wliole suliject. had promised to confer full legislative powers attli(> 
 (-iisuitig session. His Lordship stated then (twenty-eight vears 
 after L(nd (Irey's circular desjiati'h ;, that he was aware "that the 
 " subject of cnlenial copyright had long i)een un<ler consideration." 
 that he- was read}' '• to co-operate" and that he had " a conhdi'ut 
 " h(*p(> " that Iter ^Majesty's (lovernuu'nt might, " without dilliculty 
 "'be aide to agree on th( ])rovisions of a measure which, whiit> 
 "preserving the rights of own(>rs of ci pyright Morks " in the 
 United Kiiigdora "under th." Tm[)erial Aci, would give eifect to tlut 
 " views of tiie ('an idian (iovernnnmt and Tarliament.'' 
 
 It is most I'Tifair and trilling'- witli the mihjpet gravely to put forward 
 Hueh a Txwitive .statement. I-ord (Jn y Haid no more than he carried out. lie 
 Slid he " relied on the dis]' isiiioii of the Colonics to pn.teet the authors of this 
 eiiuntry from tlie /raaduhnt (i])j)roiiriitt'oi>. of the fruits of lul«)urs ujxin which 
 thfv are often entirely dependrnt." 15y the Act of 1H47 he left to the Local 
 l,ei;i-.laliu'cs "tiie n'spiiiisil)ilily of passing such enactments as thi'y might deem 
 pvo])cr fur sii'uring the righl» of authors, atid tho interi'sts of the pubjie," This 
 Ciiiada ilid in '8.")0. and the Act r(>e"ived the royal a.s^ent a:id became operativj 
 bv an nrilrv in enineil, dated Dimm inbcr I'Jth, isMi. 'I'lie Copyright ijaw of this 
 country then ecasi'd to be upirative, where repugnant, so far as exiduding' 
 reiirints fro7ii ' an.'ida . I'lai'tii'ally, authors and the public wre satisHed, and 
 f//v' )('!"■, f(T luith' •• taki' ajiy inli rest in Canada's trade deiiiaud.s, either froii» 
 not bi'lmr aware ut' any ^urh di !i,and. or from <lisajiproval <if it. 
 
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 ■_'(■). ()tu> (if tlio most iiuportaut poiiitH in tlio iiiU(iitiv(> is tliat 
 iuouti'<iu;d ill paragraith 21 of t:l^o Coimnittoo's rL'].ort, iiaiiu ly, tlit^ 
 a])[)oiiitnu'iit of a IJoyal (oiniuissiou on ( 'opyriglit in IHTii, and al>o 
 tht) report »;f tliat Coiuniission in IfsTi). It appears mrcssary to 
 point ont tliat the report of tliat ( 'onlnlis^~i^)n vei'(Ji.;!!ienils the 
 adoptidn of the principle) on wliicii is ]ia.-e<l the ('anadian (epy- 
 riglit Act of 1^(S',), namely, the estahli-luuent of a liceii>ii)i;- sy^te^^ 
 for repuliUcations of enpyriiilit wurlvs in tlie culdnies and tlic 
 <;olluc'tion of a tax in favonr ot llie copyright liolder as a ('oni- 
 
 pensation. 
 
 Till' R'lViil C()iiiiinri-.iiin onlv rcru'iiiufnil'.'il thr jivrinis-^ion nf licM-ii-^cd iMlitieus 
 fur tlir bciiitit (if celoi ■ :1 rcadi rs wlici'c thr imlilic were inu iililc ellicrw isr to \'V 
 iiiii'iiuatfly fupplii'd with Miiy piirticiilnr limik. Tliis mniliiion is ciitii-i ly einittfd 
 fruiii thr ili'spatvli, iiiid, fhcnforf its hiild assci'li.n is Ijdtli at variance with fact 
 and inislcadiiiiT. No case has yet arisen to which ihc siig^(\-.ticjas of the ('.uii- 
 lui.ssioua wcrald apply. 
 
 27. Tn ptirsuino' tiii> eonrse of ilisenssion f(tllowed liy the <'<iiii- 
 nutt(n\ wliose report is under review, it seems proper to make .-ome 
 reference to tliat bi'ain'h of the suhjeet w hieh nt'eis to ( ojiyiii;ht 
 arrantifemont w itli other (•otir.ti'ies ; and lirst to nolice the position of 
 Votir l']\celleney's (Government on the siihjijct of the Jlerne tAil'V- 
 
 rio-ht ( -(invention. 
 
 Canada was courteously asked if she wonhl lik(! to join the In'rne Convention 
 and elei'tcd to do so, and now, thoii-h il r'iuains as it was formed at that time 
 (^1H^(1), she desires to wltiuiraw. Wliy tlii- instability 'r 
 
 2.S. At rli(> otitset, liowever. it may lie well 1o slate the '^vn: 1 upon 
 w hieli tli(> ("anadiiin ( iovernment hase llieir renm-t loi-liie with- 
 drawal of ('au;i(hi fi'om that convention. Wdieii assent was i:iven, 
 on th(\ part of the Cantidian (Iovernment, to he included in that 
 convention, one of the consideriilions which pn vailed was ;he eon- 
 tidenc(> in the assurances o'iven liy lie- ^lajesty's ( iosei'iiiueut witli 
 reo-anl toih.- amelioration of the law of eocyriohi as il alfected 
 Canada, not withstanding- the ^n-i-al delay whirh had oi'( iirred Ihit 
 the primaptd consideration was llie fad ihal < 'ai,aiia eouM with- 
 draw from th.e r invention on a M-ar's noiire to thai elfe'd L'eiiio- 
 o-iven to the countries included in tic con\eutioii. 
 
 If Can.aila ,'it thai , :nie desin d tlie n jn intiim- f.-icilities st e iiou a^K- lor, w li y 
 did -I'c j^iM' lier .■i-sent '- Snrely il i^ no ai'LiiMiieiil for joiniiiLi' .1 ( 'oiivi'iition 
 tli.'it \i,u I'nn wiilidraw afterwards. (OeiH I'lritaiii is made tlie jiukv ,d' the 
 (iioiii-H'i V of iriviiifT i!oticM' of the w 1 1 1 id I'.iw .1 1 "f any ot lur eoloiiii's . ■-lie iri:i\ . of 
 
 , ,,111 -e. d,, .-, their r i|Ue,-t. !int il ri,-!-\Mlh ih. InijMMal ( I e, , i luih iil lo 
 
 dccldt.'. 
 
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 '2'J. Th.' ( 'aiiiuliiui < idv.'rniuciit at'tfrwaids fovinally roquostod TTpt 
 
 ?*raj('sty'.s (iovcniini'iit \n ^-ivo lu.tico ,>{ lli.' withdrawal of Canada. 
 'J'hat iv(|iu'st nut having bceu coMiplied with, an Address of l.ntlv 
 Jl(>viS(>H of rarliamiiit to TTcr ^Fajosty was unanimously pas>fd in 
 tho sossion ol' ls;il, rc(|Ui'>tiii.i^- that the notice he uiven. Jleeenlly 
 Vour Mxeejhaieys (io\-erunieut has forwarded a ]'euewe(l request 
 that the notice he -iveii without further delay. The uudersin'ned 
 respectfullv suhniits that ,lie reasons which indu<-e persistence in 
 tiiis deteruiination to willidraw fi'oin the convention are in tlu> 
 jmUniient of the j'arlianient and ( ioverninent of < 'anada. 
 
 Ciuiiula'H withdrawal rests with JMiu'laml. and is imw ]»ruliarly watitoii : 
 for otlicr ceuntrics, such as America, Austria and cv-n Jiipau, thoivirli not 
 lucnihi^rs of tlic ( 'onvntinn, arc uiakiuu' effort-- in tlic M|ip,,-iir dinctiou, vi/., 
 ♦o stiiuirthi u the founilalions of ( 'opyriu-ht prop .rty. CanCuiada. have realised 
 th:U her witlidrawal riiirlit (-xcluib her froiu llic l)cncfits of the Act of i^iSli, 
 and restrict the Cojivnu-ht of au'liovs tii-t puLlishiiiL;- thirc to that dominion 'r 
 Purely this .Irives (Janadian authors to puMi-h out>ido the Dominion, and 
 uimcco.ss;irily discourai^-es licr jiriutcrs and pul)lisiiers. 
 
 ;5(), ParlianuMit has compleio eoo'niz.-incc of Canailian interests in 
 >aieh matters and has unanimously endorsed the request of Your 
 Jj^xeclleiicv's advisers tlnit notice should he ;4'iven. 
 
 Ni' one di>pute.- Canada's ri,eht to a-i< lor wiilidra w.i'i, 'out . \vc rc])c:ii,thc 
 actine' on iliat rcquot rests \vitl\ tlu' Imperial ( ioveriiment, and liy the CJonvcu- 
 tion it i.^ in I'lnirlaiid's power to decline to do so. 
 
 ;n. Tin' statement was imule hy tlie undersi,';'iu'd, in a previous 
 report, that tiie condition of the [luMishinu' interest in Canadii was 
 made 'Aorsi' hv the jlerne Couveiitiou. That statement is adhereil 
 Vo. 'I'he niouo[ioly A\ hich was, in former years, (;onipliui'<!d of in 
 reo'ai'd to iW'itish eopyrioht holders is now to lie conqilained id", not 
 oidy as re^'ards Urit ish eopyrioht jolders, hut as to the same class 
 in all countries included in the lierue ('opyrii;lit I'niou. ('anada 
 is made a clo,-e market fortiudr hi neiit , and the sinoh- conqieusa- 
 tion oiveii hv the convention for a market of iivc' millions of 
 readino: lieo[»le is the possil)le heiielit to the Canadian authoi', 
 w liose interests seem not to iiave heen thus eared for on account of 
 a very hi'di estimate of tlieir value, because tlie Comniittoo wdioso 
 report is under review descrihe the ( 'anadiun author as " Indoneiiio- 
 viither to the future than to the pres(nt." Witliout accept in l;- this 
 i,'sliimite as (|uite accurate it may at h'ast he said that the Caiuidiaii 
 Tarhament may lie tru~-led to care foi- the interests of Camuliau 
 authors. 'I'lie I'lerne t'oiivention luid in view considerations of 
 
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 s()ci(>fy whiili Mi'c widely <litr('rciit from tlwisc pri'\-;iiliM^- In f'liiifKla. 
 Ill I'lurop tlic I'fiuliiip; |ii(|)ulatiiiii in the \arioiis (•(imitrifs is coni- 
 parativoly (l('iis(^ ; — iii('anaila a population considerahly less than 
 that of liOiidou is dispcrsiMl over an area iif-arly as largo as that of 
 Kuvopc ; in ilio cities of I'luropo, especially in (iroat ISritain, tlio 
 I'cadiii'*' pnhlic is largely supplied from the lil»raries, wliih', in 
 Cainida, as a general vuh\ ho who reads must huy. lu l-jiropean 
 ('(Mintries the reading class forms hut a fraction of the wiioh' popula- 
 tion, whih- in < 'anada it comprises neai'iy tlie whole population, 
 
 Xo, Till' imhlishinir intcro>t is iiiiprnvcil. hccniso, as a iiieiiiber of tlio Con- 
 vcnticm, the ])ulili^lKM' ciui assuri' the iiutlior of the widest urea for Copyright if 
 lie is allowed to publish the Ixiok. It is only tlio repriuter wlio wants to iilcli an 
 interest ill the Copyrifrht who is injured. Mn.u'land re>j:ards the Berne Coiiveii" 
 tioii as favourahle to authors and Coiiyriglit considers their interests, nut 
 reprinters' . Th" conditions of siieiety surely has not t;-reatly ehariij-ed within 
 the last eight years f.ineo Canada joined the Convention, 'riioiigh ('anada's 
 pnpulalion is sparse, literature is eiisily aeressihle in all parts, and the ]io\ver <if 
 reprinting asked for would not iiii])ri)\'e matttrs. The abscnee of eii'i'ulating 
 lii)raries provi>s that the people iU'e satisfied witli jiresmt means of supply. 
 FraiK.'c would naturally b(^ annoyed by Canada's withdrawat, because two 
 million Canadians are l-'rench and rrquire l^'ivnch litn-atiire, 'I'lierc is no 
 complaint from French Canadians tha: they cannot get the b"oks tlicy want, 
 
 .'5'i, If rei-ons against the continuance of ('anada in the conven- 
 tion wert^ called for, many would snL;i;'est tliemsidves, hut the under- 
 signed dooH not understand that Your lv\cell(>i\(y"s (iovernment is 
 called upon to give those reasons or to present an argiinient to 
 iustifv the deteiinijiation of Canada to withdraw frt'in the Con- 
 voution. 
 
 See observations on par;igra].lis 'J'J and :'.l . Catiada is not asked for reasons, 
 liut she Is e\])eeted to ;ii't in a courteous iiiannei' wiicn she prefer-* a rei|uest. 
 Her "determination" must be sanct ioni'd by l'',iigla;'.d. 
 
 ;i;J. No (>nactment in Canada to give effect to the r.ern(> Conven- 
 tion hits ever I'cen ]iassed, although some enaitinent would lie 
 nec(>ssary in order to nialie the system operati\e and etfectnal iiere. 
 
 \o ( 'aiiadian legi-lation is neiMW-iry. If it u riv. ( ' mada's ciinducl woiilil 
 be ]ireininentK li id, for she jeined il in Is^C. and lias lot yrl tloin; what she 
 heiM'lf considcr.-i nrri>-- ir\ Im give c(b et to iicr ow n aiiidii. 
 
 o I As regards what is called the • arrangemeut '' made lietw eeii 
 Her Majesty's (iovernment and the I'nited Stales, some ohserva- 
 tions seem speiiiilly called for, in view of the position taken hy 
 the ( 'ommitlee wliose report is licing considered. In March, js'ti, 
 ( 'ongress pas.sed the present (op\iight law. 'I'lial law gi\es cojiy- 
 
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 i'iL;lit in till' CiiitiMl Srati's to ;iiiy aiitlior. wlicflicra '■\\\/.i-u of (lie 
 Viiilcil Si.-itr.N di' a >ulii( I 1 I. if a t'lii-cit;!! -tati', nn n nai il a in tliat t\\ i' 
 jiriati'il ciipir-, 1)1' ihc liiH.lv. iiriiiti'il tVoiu typi'.-it williiii lla'liinilH 
 111' the I iiIiimI State-, III' ilr[H)>iti(l ill an 'i H'l la 1 a ' • with i'i'L;iilat ions 
 jii'rsrrilH-il , mi nr 111 fiii'i' till.' [iiiiiliratii u <>( tih liiiiik. It is ih'ccs- 
 f-ai'v, linwcvci'. ill till' caM' >>( a Hiilijcct of a i'(irri;^-ii st;ito, to :>lui\\ 
 that his Stat.' jHTiails citiznis ot thr I'niti'il Statr> to havr the 
 lu'iiflit of cop^v ri^Iit oil till' saiiic tonus as hoi' o\\ ii cUi/iMis. That 
 n ijiiii'iiiii'iil, of courso, is easy ot' fiillilinoiit in iho t-aso of (ircat 
 lU-ilain, for Ihi' ( 'o[iyii,i:lit Alt of jSIJ jicnnitti'il fori'it;ni'rs to olitam 
 (■o[i\ I'inlit, riiniiinij: not only in llio rnitcil i\iiiuiloni lait tliron;^li- 
 oiit ili'i' Maji'stN's iloniinmns, on niori' juililication in (ii'i'at Uritain, 
 without any roinlitioiis u» to the ty|i(' hcihj^ set within the (AiiL'iai'is 
 (loniinioiis. 
 
 'I'liis ill >patrli so^ln'^ tn iLl-mU'i' tlir ilitTiTi'Ili'i' In t \\ ("'II till' t\Vi> rouiltrii'S. T'lIU''- 
 iiiiur.s fcttii'il ]niii'y i-i a fi'i'i' trade jiolicy ; Anu'rira, tliiiia,'-h ^Tavitatiiijr t'lU'ai'.ls 
 fi'i'P ti'iKli>. in ONMciitially [irfitectivc in Iut trade and lalimir policy, t.'an hliiglaiiil 
 he r\])i eti il til ri verse her [iiiliey for till' >ake of ( '.aiada'.- ju'inter.s P 
 
 ila. Jrsi'cins, fi'oin t 111' < oniinit tec's r('|iort. to ho coiisiilorril tliat 
 r,oril Salisliiirs-. on tlio l."ith .Iniic, IS'.ij, niaih' an aorociiU'iil will; 
 till' Cniti'il .'^tati'> v\ liieli is an oli>taeh' in the w ly of the ( '.iinnlian 
 r('i|iii'>' for iiiipio\ ill ei)|iyi'io'ht li'o'islat ion hoin^^' pranti'il. 'l'-iie!i 
 ciMilil li' -n]>|i i-ml to lie tiu^ ea ^o I 111' coiiti'iit ion of < 'aiiaila in this 
 ri'Speet woiilil pre-eiit a far iiioi'o serious oroniiil o|' coaiiilaint than 
 has lii'on \ et stateil. The emiti'ii: ion woiiM lie that, after promises 
 of I'l'ilres- had for many years remaineil nnfiiliilleil ami at last 
 fnllihnent post[)oiieil on the e\|ilanation that such rcilress wimhl 
 lie eonsiilereil in iii'o-i it iat ions for an iiitcrnat imial arraiio-enieiit 
 with the I'niteil States, ('anaila would no\\ lia\e to lie infoiined 
 that her reqiie-t caiiiiot lie entertained or eoiisidered any loiioia'. 
 liecaiise t lie internat ional arraiio'ement with the I'nited States [in;- 
 c'ludcs any coii-ideration ol her interests. 
 
 ,\iiiiiira i^Taiilrd I'aii/lanil Copyriu'hf on tln' faith of eertaiii farts existing,'', 
 and it' \v(! alter the itatun qua, it, in too ohvioUH .she would coii.sider herself Irii'Ued, 
 ami iiiiild withdraw lier ]>roel;iinatioii. Shi' lias alreadj- taken ii|i the iiue-.t ion, 
 for she sets nnirli ^ alue on (anadii's iiieiu--ion as relieving.;' lier troiii re|iriiiliiiL,'' 
 on her horder.s. In it likely American iiutliors would allow .hi ir works to lie 
 i'i'|irinted tiy an adjaiiiit cnuntry when she g-ave that country ( 'oiiyrijj-hl on lii'- 
 faith of <')</■ staleiui'iits that this could not lie done. 'J'hrrefore hlniiland and all 
 t!ie other ColonieHare 'o lo-e .'Xnii'rioiin (Jojiyri^'hl merely to give Canada an 
 unri!i'lit''onR opjinrtiinity of ]ianilirintr to her reprintci's. 
 
 W'l' mii-l i'i'|>i'al that ho proiiii^r-. uf redrr^s ^verl■ made oxerpl liioHe already 
 fultillid. If :-n. W hi li ; n I Wlerer 
 
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 :"!('). The umlcr-iiz'nfil sulmiits, )i('\vi'Vt'r, ihiif such is iiol ;i cnrr 'I'f 
 stiilcuiciit (if iIk' i'arts, (;]■ II rcasnnalilc <-iHiclii>i(iii I'rom thciiL. Mr. 
 Liucolu, tlu! I'liittd Stilt. ■> Minister at. Lnuiliiu, appouvs to ha\f 
 asked information from Lord Salistniry as to tho state of tht- <■<>['}'- 
 ri<;lit law ill the riiitcd K'in^-dom. The reply of Lord Salisl.uiy 
 was, that an alien, hy lirst publication in any part of \\cr IMajesty s 
 domains, c mid olitain the lienelit of llritish copyrie-ht and thi.t 
 conteiuiiorani ims puMieation in a r.rein-n country did luit prevent 
 the luithor from obtaining copyright in (ireat BritaiTi, tluit resi- 
 dence in Her Majesty's dcnuinions was not a n(M;essary condition, 
 and that tlie law of copyright in force in all British possessions 
 permits citizens of tiie United States of America to have tho beneli*, 
 of copyright on tlu> same basis as British subjects. 
 
 Americii cvidontly rolieil on thi' cxistnu'o of tlioso facta (iTul ,uravo England 
 iind her C )louios ii considcrnblo privilego in coursiMiuenco. 
 
 37. It is submitted that in making this statement Lord Salisbury 
 was merely stating what he believed to be the conditioTi of the law 
 of copyright at that time, lie was not making any treaty n.»r any 
 arrangement with regard to copyright, although, probably, for 
 convenience of expression tiie term, "arrangement with the 
 "United States" has been used in the report of Comniitt<;o, atid 
 also in eonrse of these observations. The ('omnultiM* iti thi'ir 
 rt^port seem to treat J.ord Salisbury's answer (as to tho condition of 
 the existing law ), as an igreement and ahnost as e.piivalent to an 
 undertaking that the law should never be ciianged. Otherwise it 
 is dilUcult to understand such expressi(ms as are contained in para- 
 graph ;■)! : " Tiie Act (d IS.S'.)" (meaning tho Canadian Act), "if 
 " confirmed by Her Majesty's Uovernment, aft(>r the assnrance 
 " givtm to tho Government of tho United States in IS'.'l, wonld 
 " give rise to misconception and misniiderstanding." nf course if 
 "Canada wero to witlidraw from the operation of the Act of IHSH, 
 "and still more if she were allowed to withdraw from the Act of 
 "ISrJ, there would be not merely a formal, but a sulistantial 
 " inconsistency between lier legislation and Lonl Salisbury's 
 
 < (l(>claration." 
 
 'j'lii! effect of these f)i (Its .statiHl at a limc^\l|l>ll Imij,'!''!"'! Uh'^w tliiit certain 
 eons('qu(!iieeH would (h'peiid thereon, is [ivart iiMlly to iindcrt il<e that ihc state ot 
 tliinijs then e.xisti ijf would not he nUei-cd, op.'.ially wnlioiil .vniericii hciiii,' 
 eotlMuUed. 
 
 ;is. 
 
 ll i> not su^'L;■ested that 
 
 SalK-loir\ 
 
 ariition w a> 1 lint 
 
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 till' law ^hl)^l^l imt In' cliaTij^''"!. ^>ut tliat scPms to he implicil. It' 
 siirli i> in(ii'i'(i til \ir iiilVrri'il froiii l.onl Sali>liurv"s i'('[)l_v to Mr. 
 T.iiHdhL it ^\(lul^l lit' wt'U ti> iii(|iiir(' liow long- his di-clai-ation wan 
 iutuiuh'il to coiitiiiin' in foi'cc ov is to Ix' roTiPfnuMl as Ix'iii':;' iu 
 f oreo ? Ts it iiossildc that tiui (.'unvcntiou of Bitiic, wliich was to 
 onduro until a year at'tir (h'nuiiciatioTi, in so far as Tanachi was- 
 (■nnccrnril, was intciKh'd hy Lord Salishury to 1h' iiiado perpetual 
 in its aiiplieation to ('anada. hy his making a statement of tlie hiw 
 of the T'liited Ivingdom to Mr, Lincohi ? 
 
 It ia certMiiily iiiqiliod that these t'act.s 'tduIiI Tint lie c'lpi-iciiiusly obaiiLred. 
 Cm ther(> be any doubt as to Amerie;i's action if thiy are r Eiifjlaml ^vMuld 
 ]io responsible ff)r tlio denunciation of tlio Bi>i'ne (Convention as ret;-ards Canada. 
 Canada Tiow lias Anurican ( 'up} rif^lit on tins basis as well as the rest of the 
 Kinjiiro. 
 
 The Jierne Convention had TiotliiiiLr to do with Mnirlatid's statement to 
 America, but if America chooses to obtain Copyrieht in Uritain by publishing 
 iu Canada — wliii^h she cau do under the Acts of 1M2 and ISStl -surely America 
 should have Komethiny to say about Canada's withdrawal from the Heme Ct)n- 
 ventidii. 
 
 ;j9. Tt se(>ms |)erfeetly (d)vions. not witlistanding tlio contrary vi(^w 
 sno-gesh'd iiv the report of the ( 'ommittee, that Lord 8alislmry 
 merely informed ^Ir. T.ineohi tliat on the IHili of .luiie, ISill.tho 
 first eoiidilion alio\eset forth, in llie I'nited States ( 'opyri^-lit law. • 
 was comjilied witli hy the .'stiti'of liritish law at the time. Lord 
 S;disliur\ 's oliject \\as to show Mr. Lincoln that (ii'eat I'ritaiu 
 permitted citi/eiis of tile Liiited States the lienetits of eopyriiiht on 
 sulist mt i;illy the same hasis as to her own citizens. The ('anadian 
 (ioveriiment ;ind I'arliament ask for no other condition of affairs; 
 and Loi'd Salishury's slatenn iit to Mr. Ijincoln will still he good, 
 and tlie reasonalile re<juii'ement> of the Lnited States ( iovernnu'nt 
 will still 1m' sal i^ lied if tlie Canadian .Act of 1 S.S'.I he ratified, hecaiiso 
 American holders of Copyright in (ireat IW'ilain will .still he on the 
 nanu^ footing as I'lritisli ('o[iyrii:ht holders. 
 
 ( 'anada s;i\ s she asks fur ni ullicr cnnditiiiiis, n/'/rr she h.as ujiset all nur ( 'npy- 
 right, laws, liccan-e she knnws e.icli jiart <if the Knipirc would be .'•imilai'ly 
 Ircatcif 
 
 America iaiil stress nu ( 'an.'ida'it inchisimi on th<* saine fuoting a« England, 
 and it is absurd to --iipposc that the limitation of ( anada's ( opyright would not 
 utfeet, America. 
 
 •10. r.eforc tie- so-called "arrangement with the Ilnited States " 
 was made, in a Idler wliicli the undersigned, had tln^ honour to 
 w rite to Lord K iiutslord. on i he 1 It li of .1 uly. 1 S',)(>. it was suggested, 
 as is ( I noted in |iara;^Taph M of the ( 'oin mi t tee's repoi't : 
 
"(1.) Tliat till' pi'(>s('iit policy of iiiiikiiii;' <';iiia!];i a in.ivlu't for 
 '■ AiiK'vii-nn i'«'|ii'liit.-, anil (•lo^ill;^■ tlic ( 'aiiailiau press for tlic li-iictit 
 " of llic American press, in rei!'aril lo llritish copyrii;lit works, lias 
 " a direct tendency to induce tlie I'nited iStale.s lo re'u.so any iuter- 
 " nati</nal arvann'eni"nt." 
 
 "(2.) That inasnuicli as ilie e\i>1iiio- Canadian co]iyri<j^]it law 
 
 " atVonls protection to tlie copyri^^-jit holder in every country whitli 
 
 " may make a treaty with (ireat Hiitaiu, it cannot be suj^'gestod, aa 
 
 "it once was, lliat self-Liovei'iiment in ( 'anada on this suhjoct 
 
 " would in the least iiupode neg'otiations with tlu; I'nited States for 
 
 " an international arrangfuient." 
 
 This is not tlio Eii.u'lish policy. The result is due to Ciiiiiula's apjitliy in 
 makiuja: coiiinicrciiil arraii^'ciiir'iits. I'/ii^'laud'Hactiou iu this in for the iuterest of 
 Hiitisli .'uitliors aiul Catiadian readers. 
 
 ■11. This preiliction has been abundantly fuUilhMl since thopassao'e 
 
 of the United States Copyrio'ht Act. Tlie I'nited States pul)lishers 
 
 now insist, in niakin;^' their arrano-ements with IJritisli authors and 
 
 publishers, on a condition that Canada be included in the territory 
 
 disposed of. Furthermore, the American purchasers of l>ritish 
 
 rii^'hts refuse to Canadian publishers any arrangi^ment for the 
 
 pulilication of reprints in Canada. In this way the copyriglit 
 
 holder outside of ('ana<la not onlv enjoys, in Canada, a mon()[)oly 
 
 wliicli the Copyrio'ht Act of KSi'J ,uave him, 1)ut can and does sell 
 
 to forei^n'iiers that monopoly in Canad.a, and the foreign purchaser 
 
 thus acijuii'es the ri,i;-ht, under the Statute of 1S12 ami the Uerne 
 
 ('on\-ention Act of ISSfi. to lo(l< the Caiiadiar. presses in (U'der 
 
 that ills own may bo kept in o[ieratiou to supply Canadian readers. 
 
 As stati'd above (par. '2'Si Canada's i-cmeily is to ontliid tlic Aiiiericans, 
 and control, not only her own, but both markets. 
 
 •12. It shoidd be observed that l)y the Canadian Copyrieht Act of 
 18H;>, Canada asks less than the I'nited States has obtaim'd. 'I'he 
 Conc-ress of the United States has demandeil that. Ixd'ore i I'ritish 
 subject can obtain copyri;i;ht in the United States, his book shall 
 be [)rinted fnnu ty[»e set within the limits of the United Stales. 
 (ireat Uritain not only acceiles to this demaiid, but permits a citizen 
 of the Unitei! States to obtain copyri;^ht of his w<u'k in Um^land. on 
 produ:'tion of his work there, pi'iuted on the type s.t in the Unitecl 
 States, and thus the United Stati publisher at the sairo limo 
 secures (opyri;j,lit iu both countrie.s for a book [Udiluced fron\ 
 
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 Amrricaii tyyr. 'i'lu- ('uii:itli;ui Art would pmiiit lypr to he set 
 
 ill Kii-lniid and tlic plfitrs iiuportcd, and on ].riiitinj; therefrom, 
 
 coiiyriuht Asoiiid lu' <;rant<'(l in Canadii, if tiie j.rintin^' W(!re done 
 
 within one niuntli of the ori^'iual puhlication eLscwlure ; hut, fuihng 
 
 such puhlication, the l?riti>h eopyri-lit holder would bo s«Mnro iu 
 
 his ten per cent, royalty if tho book should bo republished (under 
 
 lieense) in Canada. 
 
 The iuT<>sHity for tyr<!-H<>tting in Amoriosi jitFects every one, not only 
 (Jreat Britain, but even Americans tliemnelves. En-rland did not " aeeede to" 
 the nrranKemont, and eonf^idern the ne.'essity of tTpe-wtt'nfr in America most 
 injurious to autLors. Canada's luid faitli about the author's royalty under hor 
 Act of 1850 does not prompt authors to trust iier in any otlier arrangement. 
 
 ■h']. In view of this state of affairs i. is not accurat(^ to say, 's seems 
 to bo sug'oested in paraj^'raph 'A, S( ^-tion 4, of the report nnder 
 T(>view, that " Tho present demand for leo-ishiti(m on the. lini's of 
 " tho Canadian Act of 1889, appears to come, not from the Canadian 
 " reader or author, but from tho Canadian publisher and printer, 
 •' who feel severely tho competition of rivals in the United States, 
 " and wish to protect themselves by excludin-^ their rivals' wares." 
 
 Quite accurate— N(5ither Canadian author or reader asks it. A careful 
 perus;il of thi.-^ (h-spatcli is absolute proof of this. 
 
 11. What the Cantuliau publi'hors principally complain of, under 
 the present state of affairs, is that they are not aUowed to compete 
 with publishers of the United States, inasmuch as the British 
 copyright holders dispose of their rio'hts to American publishers, 
 on condition that tho latter slu. 11 liavo a mouopoly of tho Canadian 
 
 market. 
 
 Oauadi.iiis eau buy for both markets, Canadiati and American. It is a ques- 
 tion of terms. 
 
 15. Another statement contained in tho sanu^ paraj^raph of tho re- 
 port (section (i), indicates a want of information as to th(^ facts, vi/., 
 tlie statement "That the effect of tho recent American Act would 
 "tiot be to increase tho inducement to American publishers to 
 ••reprint Ih'itish books. Before tho A<'t, they could reprint any 
 " such books fri'cly ; since tho Act they must make arrangimients 
 " with such authors as take advantage of the provisions of Unit<'d 
 '• States legishition." Tho fact is that English bo(dvs are eagerly 
 sought for by United Stiitc s publishers. They can afford to pay 
 high prices, in view of the fact that the market of Canada is 
 ituludiMl in their ]Mirclias(>s. The English authors are induced, 
 also, to si'ek purciiascrs in the Unili'd States, in order to obtain 
 
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 nipyriylit then' and to ixct tliiiv lioolc^; jirintcd from T'iiit(>il Sratc; 
 
 ty[H'. wliicli is a rnnditidii iiiijioscd tluTc. altliough not iinposcd 
 
 ill lli'itaiu on tlu> I'nitcd States author when lie seeks eopyrij^lit 
 
 protection tliroii<2^1iont tlie ISriiisli Knqiii'e. 
 
 See par. 41. The inr(iiisi>t('Mry iliMrircd liiTf is due to ii cuiifu'^idii liitwi'Mi 
 hooks npriiitcd before tlie Ameriiaii proolimiMtiun. ami the ilemaud for Kiiglish 
 Copyria'ht books wliicli that procliiiiiHtioii has Htinmhited. 
 
 40. It is tliin eiiornioiis disadvaiitao^e, and not the competition of 
 
 pnlilisliers in the ITniteil States, tluit (!aiiada eoniplaiiis of, and it 
 
 cannot correctly ho alleged that tlio Canadian pulilisliers ''are 
 
 •' undersold liy conii)etitors who have the advantage of larger 
 
 '• capital and a larger market." 
 
 The disiidvaiitap- is dut; to the uiiwilling-nea.'i of Canada to give the same or 
 better terms than the AmericaiiH. 
 
 47. The Conmiitteo hav(* d(!voted a considorahle portion of their 
 re[)ort to a statomont of tlio ohjeetions to tlu! contirmation of the 
 ( 'anaihau Act of 18S9. Tlio uiuh'rsignod forhears, at the present 
 time, from entering into a discussion of the legal views on whieii 
 tlu^ necessity for an Imperial Statute to contlriu the Cauachan Act 
 depend. They have heen fully set out in a report which he made 
 in August, IHSO. To th(> arguments therein .stated he still adlusres, 
 hut when it was made apparent, in the reply which was received 
 to that report, that the Colonial Ollico had adopted a dilforont 
 o[)iniou and Indd that an Imperial Statute was necessary, the 
 attention of tlio Canadian (fovernment and I'arlianunit were 
 immediately applied to the task of showing Her Majesty's (Jovern- 
 ment that, for every reason which coiUd lie drawn from the assur- 
 ances of the past, such an enactment shoidd be speedily given. 
 It was this branch »jf the subject that the undersigned had tho 
 honour to present, in his letter of the I4th July, 181)0, written 
 at Lord Knntsford's suggestion, and it is to this branch of the 
 case that the present observations are intended principally to be 
 
 applied. 
 
 Our law officers, as well as Lord Selborne and tho present Lord Chanrellor, 
 differ from Sir J. ThompMon, and it is obvioa,s wo ought to relj', preferentially, 
 ou thinr opinions. Canada's own courts differ from hita : see Smilen v. Belford 
 on appeal (1 Upper Canada, reports loli). See also tlie Colonial OHice despatch 
 of JFarch 26tli, ItSlM). Hesides, since that time, ('auada has thrown off the mask 
 and has gone far ahead of any grounds previously taken up. No assurances of 
 xiirh legislation were I'Ver given. 
 
 4 8. It is proposed, therefore, to consider the various objectit)ns 
 wliiih are stated by the Cuiumiltee in their report. 
 
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 'I'lii' lii'st n)ij('ctii(M is tills: "It wiiiiM iii\(il\i' iiliaiiili)nni('iit 
 " 1)1' till' i"iil(y di' iiit<rii;iti(>ii;i! aiiil iiii|Hiial ciipvri^'l wliii-h llcr 
 '■ Miijcsty's ( lovci'mncnt ailoptcd and lo wliiih ( aiiaila asMiitcd 
 " (inly six years a^^'u."' 
 
 Vi's: tliat. jiiilicj' ahv;iys has l)ocii to " ^n ■ tlio imtlinr full cdntrnl dvcr his 
 own pnipcrfy, and lu'vcr to iiitcrfcro with thi' uiiiin i-cud iMiiiiag''iiiriit nF it." 
 
 •11). It is denied that the provisions of the ( 'anadiaii .\ct wcmld 
 
 involve tlio iibaiuloiinu'iit ot' that policy, even in so far as Canada 
 
 is concci-nod, becauso tlio copyrio'Iit liolder \v(mld still l»e com- 
 
 pousatod hy tln' royalty instead of the customs duty. As reeards 
 
 the oons(nit of ('anada of six years ap) to tho Bonus Conveiiiion, 
 
 ('auada's riiiht to withdraw from th.' (onvention on ;i year's 
 
 notice, was placed on the face of th(> treaty and slie would not have 
 
 consented to enter without tliat condition. Tlie rie-ht has never 
 
 Iteen ((uestioued and ii re(piest that Her Majesty's (iovei'nnient 
 
 should give notice of ( 'anadu's withdrawal has been most distiiu'tly 
 
 and oni[)hatically made. AVith a knowled^'e of those facts the 
 
 Coiniuittee's report in parao-raph .")(), iis<'s these words : " If ( 'anada 
 
 " presses for withdrawal from the Berne (Jonveutiun, her ret^uest 
 
 " cannot well lie refused." 
 
 The Author is suppescd to 1)1' ciiinpciiMitcil liy a rnyalty, not a Cn-^to'ii's 
 duty. It is not dinird that tho usu of the ])ro|i(>r(y would he made witliout 
 the author's consent. I'^very effort has hcpn made to sliow Canada the cft'ort of 
 such withdrawal on herself. 
 
 .OO. 'J']u> undersio-ned ventures t(» express tlie ho[)e tliat no doubt 
 will be entertained on this ])oint. liy an Oi'der in ('(Mincil, 
 < 'anada, years ag". asked for the notice to be yiven. ISy an 
 Addi'ess of both Houses of I'arliament sli(> repeated that re(iuest 
 in the most forniiil manner to Her Alajesty. By a despatch of 
 recent date Your ]-]xcellency's (io\ernnient urged that the notice 
 1)(^ given without any fartlKT delay; and, in case there should be 
 uny uncertainty on tlu^ .subject, it is now 'isseried that "< 'anada 
 " presses for withdrawal from the lierne ( 'onvention." 
 
 Canada has no r'nilit to withdraw unli'ss l'',ii.L;'land is willing. I'',ngla,nd haH 
 power, if s^he thought it desirahlo, to refuse her request. 
 
 51. The next ol>jection stated is that '' It would be jit I(>ast o[)en 
 to " tlie charge of being inconsistent with tho declaration as to tho 
 " law of tho United Kingdom and the ]5ritisli ]io,ssessions Avhich 
 " was mad"' to the I'nited States by Lord Salisbur>-, (Ui the faith 
 
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 " of which tho rnitril States ailtiiittrd Iti'iti-^h autliors fu the hcrirli* 
 '■ (if tlicir CDiixTi^'lit law." 'riii> srcms .^o lallai imi-; a- tn call I'm' 
 11(1 t'lirthrr cuiiiiiH'iit than h,i> Ix'.ii ma'li' ii|iiiii it in an carhii' 
 iioi'tiniL of thi^ iTlKirt. It is iiiipos-iliic. ill thr \\v\v of thr uihIit- 
 sii;'m(l, tliat Ijoi'iI SaliNlniry's .-latcmciit of the law shoiiM lio 
 coiistnit'd as a ju'oiuisc for all tiiiu'. cv ini ,'im\' tiiiii'. i>iit it. l>y 
 this statciiH'nt, it is intended to Ix- infei'i'ed iliat the I'nited States 
 will liold at sueh hiu'li value the iiiarl^et of ( 'anada whieh they 
 aro now ahle to control, as to i-efn^e enjiyi-itz-ht to r)riti>li :inihor-^ 
 if tluit market he not continued tu them, the demand for redress 
 on the part of I 'anada will he more emphatic thaneM'i-. hecaiisc 
 the in(|uirv will arise whether it is jiroposed to place an imi-ortaiifc 
 commercial interest of ('iinada at thedisp)sal (tf a iirivih'ued class 
 in (ireat. ]>ritain to he l)artered for privilee'es to ;hat class in a 
 fovcii-'ii countrv. It will he necessarv N) ci)n>idrr at once how lotm- 
 tho market of ('anada is to 1h> thus coiitn>lled, and wliether ir is to 
 h(> linallv settled tliat ( 'anada is to 1)(! placed at a (]isadvanlai;-e as 
 compared with other countries in her iieij^-hhouvhood because her 
 people have retained connection with the I'lmpire, whiih they 
 liavo so long done from very dilfercnt motive:^ than those of self- 
 intei'est. 
 
 The Cummittec's .-itatenK^nt is true and iimst iiiqinrtant. Ldrd Sali^lniry's 
 stateni nit slumld not In' waiilDuly iiiadr untriu' by suli^eiiiicnt <liaiiL;i>s, except 
 after coTisiiltation with tlie i)arty to wliom lie made it, \i/,., tlio L'tiib-d iStat(>s. 
 Wo oamiot help Canada's conduct, hut mere self-i'i'speet proveiits our aiding' 
 and ahettinji' the wnnijrinjr of others for lier benefit. 
 
 Hho has uo wrony for which she cau ask redress. Can she bo serious in 
 saying " (janada's eonimereial interest is placed at the disposal of a privile>4-e(J 
 class" 'P When Canada resorts to rci/ed t/nfuts it is only kind to he r not to 
 notice them. AVe are diseiissinir an im]iortant ([uestion which is i-nLra<rinL;- the 
 attention of Stati'siiK'n. Cana(Li is at no disudvantatfe. .Sluo'iijoys all the ri^-lits 
 that England enjoys under existiiiir Copyright fjaws and one extra advantage, 
 conferred by tho Act of IS 17. 
 
 The confusion of tlie Commereial interests of Canada and Canada's market 
 with the Titlo to Copyright, is again apparent here. 
 
 ;VJ. TlnMi(>xt ohjeetion is that tlu; (Hiniirmation of the ( \inadian Act 
 '' would he. inconsistent with the policy of makino- co[iyright inde- 
 " pendentof the placeof [iriutinij;- " — a policy —" w liieh Her Majesty's 
 " Government have for many years been uryino- thu United Stales 
 " to adopt." 
 
 Quite true. This is also the international view. 
 
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;..; It i- u-ll known that th.' I'liitra >^tatcs hav^' nov^T sliowii ;i 
 .lispo.iticii to adopt any such policy. It is .liilicult to suppose that 
 any wcll-iiiforin-d ihtm.u entertains any expectation that they will 
 (h. s(.. Her Majesty's ( Icverninent evhieutly had no such view 
 when, hy Lord Salisl.ury's ■• arranirenient '" with Mr. Lincoln, they 
 rniiceded to the Luited States citi/eiis copyri-lit i>rivile-es throuj^'li- 
 ,,ut the i;iiti>h Knipir(\ without that policy hein-- ad(.pted on the 
 par; of the United States, but when, r,n the c..ntrary, th.' L^nited 
 States emphatically refused to adopt it. After that arrangement. 
 it is ditii-ulr to understand what reason could 1m> sup:ge.sted to Coii- 
 -res.s for ahro-^^itine; a condition printin-,'' in that country whi<h 
 pnitects th.' lahour of tlu' Lnited States, to th.' manifest dis.advan- 
 t lev -.f r.ritish lahour of the saine kind. an<l yet results in m) (h'uial 
 to^'nited States citizens of the privile^''^ ^vhich Ikitish suhjcts 
 have. Surely it would iK)t nuw he urtre,l that Tauiida shouhl any 
 hmtrorhave the p-antin- of her re.piest postjx.ned for the imaginary 
 reason that sotue better arranevni.Mit may he Tuade with tin; I'nit. d 
 States, of which there is not tiie sliglitest probalalitv. and wldch 
 would be of very doubtful value, even if obtained, as far as Canada 
 
 i ■ concerned. 
 
 But \>nrri<ni Las hIk.wti a disposition tu adopt it. The mfinufacturinp 
 ,.Iau.,w are r.mfinod to Lo-ks, photos, .■hnmum and litho-ra> h^. Tt ha. ju.t b.cn 
 derided in N .vello and Co. r The (Oliver IHtsnn Co, that they do not apply to 
 music We repeat we cHunot control United States laws or actions, tmt we aim 
 at reprintin- not bein- required, be.'aus,. it is obviously auMinst the authors 
 interest !>o.- C'l'.ada in the last sentence, ask us to diminish her hi-ld ot 
 Cipyri-ht beeauBc her printers will be satisfied with what they can take from 
 what fields are left r 
 
 5 i. A further objection alleged against the Canadian Act of 1.S89 
 is that " it would impair the right in Canada, of Britisli authors " 
 (nu'aniug, of cours... British copyright holders). " by whom the 
 (,'anadian market is principally supplied." 
 
 Undoubtedly. It would be depriving the author of the control of his 
 property. 
 
 .').3. This is a statement of the nu)st doubtful accuracy. T]ui Cana- 
 dian Act woukl aeouro to British copyright ludders rtsvenues which 
 would be a hundredfold that now received from Canada ; by reason 
 of the eoUection of the stamp duties, on Canadian reprints, being 
 substituted for customs collections on foreign ri^prints. If tlio 
 British author would sell his copyright in Canada (which he randy 
 does now, because the purchaser in the Cnited States .h'mands of 
 
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 him that (^iiuada shall h<' thi-owii intu thi' iKii'triin . lt<' wmilil liinl 
 t hi> {trodiict (if his (iijivrijit ^iiatly cniiaiircil umlii' lln' Ail n|' 
 l!S.S',». It is (hiulitlul. at tli^ pn - 'lit time, \\h>'ih.r the ruitnl 
 States iiurchistT jiavs an vt'iiiiL;' ;iilililiM!i;il Id the iWiti-h aiiUi'ir in 
 r()iiNi(lcratii)ii of tlie inafki't i>t' ( 'aii;i(hi, lait, c )'!aiii!\', il ihe iiiar!\i'i 
 of ' 'aiiaiia, were punhaseil hy tlmsf uiiil>i'>laiiihiiL:' tin' Iraiie ul' ihi^ 
 couiitr}", th(^ jirii'f wliich the authur wnalil vcriivr I'm' tlic I 'an. nliaii 
 mai'ivct W'lmld he i^rei'tef tliau it iiuw is. lithe li. 'hh r <>!' copy li^ht 
 (li<l not sell tile < 'aiiadiaii market hewoiill rrccive the piii" Iriii. 
 the I'nited States purchaser jilus the additional revenue eoliee-led 
 under the lieeiisi' in ( ';ina(hi. 
 
 'I'liu i-tiiteniciit rrtVi n^il te is *rw. A tm'ik liiis ntli'-r qu'ilitii ■< l)rsi'li'-; its ihi'ih'V 
 value. It givt'.s fnrtli views the iiutlidr wislic.s to dissi uiiiiate. It, ciiIliiici's )iis 
 repiitiitiiiTi : it trives liim imtoficty. &c,. T>iit ;i,ll this would ln' ile.aniycd it' In- 
 were inmhlf tn /n'liiij)/ in J'liliin idiln.us iilmt hr ditsir^s In sni/. or to lirinu' up 
 liis infiiriiiatioii to the newest stiiudanl of kiiiiwledire. If tlio L'uitrd States 
 piiblishi>r (Iocs not piy ruoi'!) l>f'i';Las,! lij h;n tli^! ('.lualiim iiiirk^'t, surely it is 
 e.isier for tlio Ciuidiiu jiuhlisli r to ourhid liini in ne;r,iti,itiu^ willi tlr 
 author. 
 
 ")(). Ouo widcdy read author is known to liavo s.»I I his riojlit to ;i 
 great puldisluno- house in the United States, lie rel'iised to sell, 
 at thiit time, th(^ < "anadian market to a ( 'anadian jiurehaser. That 
 conditi(ni was c.xaetul ot' hini hy the puiillshiiii^' honsi- in the 
 United States which heeame his piirehasei. Sulise(piently an ai'- 
 rano-e'ment was ina<hi with the author by a Canadian pvihlisher, 
 liv which the Litter secured tlu' (.'anadiau market by payiiii^ a laro'er 
 sum for the Caiiadiaii rio'lit than the l.'uited Statiis [uiblishitij^ 
 hous(; liad paid for the samt; privileo-o in the United States and 
 (.'ana(Li together. 
 
 If so, thu Cauadian could acquire both ri^rhts advantajjrcoiisly to liiiuHclf by 
 the despatch's own showiuji: ; l>at th(! statetur^iit is very confused. If the 
 Aiuerican bouirlit tlie rio'lit, how could the author sell it afterwards to tlie 
 Caiiadiuu r" I'robably the American boujrht oiu^ book, wliich so far increased tlio 
 author's reputation, that bis siib-iC(|Uent work bccanir niudi more valuable. 
 This instance pies far to show that the Canadian ])ul.ili>hor can now buy botti 
 nuirkots with advantage, if he will vxert /umu/f to do no, and publish in both 
 markets. 
 
 o7. In any event, 1 ler ]\rajesty"s (''.vi'mment ^liould be asked to 
 consider whether the rights ot' British eopyriglit holders, created 
 under the Statute of 1H12, ;irt; to continue to lie ,-et up as a bar to 
 tlie riglits of tlio Canadian i'arliiunent ami ('anaiban pe'ople. after 
 so I'opeatod a recognition of the fact that the creation of these privi- 
 leges had become a grievance in ( 'anada, and so long after promises 
 
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 nii.l assurances liail l.^^on pvoni that that griovanco w.Mil.l l)o ro- 
 dressod. It so it is cxciMHliiio-ly ditfi.niu to uudorstaud nuiiiy of tho 
 (■xpivssioiis w hick liavo been tout iuually made \iso of in ImiKTial 
 
 d-'spatchos iV r the last tlfty years. 
 
 T',U (le-<i,at.>li docs nut sliovvauy " pipvaiico " exc- -t the disappohitment of 
 th,. n.priut..r, and is askiii- tho Imp, ri.il Govrnnn.'nt t,) legishite at tho expense 
 „f the Bi-iti-h Copvri-lit-owiier f.)r the Caiia-iian ivprinter's beuefit. We cannot 
 tiud wh.'U or when'the Imperial Government promi^.d to redress ''this frriovunee." 
 The .n'irvance is .Mmstaiitlv shiftin-. At one tin.e it was the public, now 
 ir is the ivprinicr that is the ^'v.'t Mtttercr, and at all time, tlie Cana.liau 
 aullioi- is isi-iioied. 
 
 .VS. The report of the Coinmittee o,,os on to state an opinion tliat 
 ••It is doi;btfnl wlietlier thc> Canadian reader has, under exi>ting- 
 ",.ir..m,i>laiices, any -round of eomphiint at all." That opinion 
 the im,hr>i-ued .•aiinot concur in. Even when forei-n vt-piuiits 
 wreahnndantly produced, that istosay before tlu- passa,u(* of th.> 
 Ameri.'an .■(.pyri-ht hr.v. the Caiuidian rea.ler was obli-.'d to pay 
 II tax for the bcuclit of the eopyridit holder which \v:is eollecte.l 
 l,y tlu' custonis .,iliccrs in ( 'aiui<hi. That tax was not very bur.h'U- 
 seiue. because the reprints were published at a very low price and 
 the duty was tni o,l r<i/„n>,i import on the wholesale iniporttition. 
 The i'anadiaa reader is not now in so --oo,! a podtion, bec;uis(M)f 
 the--enerosity of ller :\lajesty"s (i.)verninent towanls the United 
 Slates citi/.cns wiiidi has ^■Jveuthe citizens of thai country u numo- 
 pnlyof the (anadian nnirket. not oidy for reprints (,f tho I'.ritish 
 works whii'h they continually acquire the <M)pyr,uht of, iind whu'li 
 the Canadian publisher cannot ac-piire, but tbr idl fnitcd States 
 publicati.aistiswell. The result of this is that n.w bonks have 
 doulded in price in Cauiuhi, within the last three or four years, and 
 tliere is a prospi^ct of further advance. 
 
 We think tli.>uim,iniM|Uotea is true. I'cr-'tax" read " Author's voyalty." 
 For •• \v„s eoll.'etrd '" ivad *■ should have hen enllreted," if only to >lio\v tliat 
 Canada eoid.l h.>u..ural.lv carry out her own und.Tt ikii.--. Canada cannot l,e 
 i...,„,rMnt of Aiurrira's action, h.U wilfully ascribes it to (ireat Britain. Are 
 Mirh statemri.ts tniMworthy r All know that 'Jopyri-ht sli-htly enhances tho 
 price ..t a l".,,k, just as havinir to pay for the bri.'ks ,.r stones of a houso 
 incivase. its i;»U Would Canada say, therefore, steal them ; It r.-tsuith 
 Canada to show that tlio Canadiiui cainiot a,-.|eiiv the Copyri-ht. The, 
 Canadiait /v^-Arsseem to desire to hoi>estly pay for Cupyrijhl, for they mako 
 no complaint of ;, -liuhtly enhanced, not douliled, juice. 
 
 :>\). Tlu> r.'port of tho Coimuittee ^nies on to say that " It is tho 
 " Hritisii author and publisher who have a ri-iil to complain of tho 
 "Forei-i! l.'ei>riiits Act.'' Onbehalfid' Canada it i^deuicdthat the 
 
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 Britisli autlior iuul publisher have voason to complain liccan^c the}- 
 are not pcriiiittcd, bc^i^ies loi'kii.g' the ( 'anadiaii Jircss, to l)a!iis!i 
 IJritish litcratuiv from ("aiiada In' sci/iuij,- it in ilie customs hon-rs, 
 unless it sluilK'iiiiii' in the form of a l!riti>li cditioii m1i;c1i could not 
 li(>sold in ''anada, save in very small numlxrs. Tin' ISritish .lutlior 
 Axoulil have no ri^lit to com[i]ain ot' ihe ( 'auadian Act of INS'.!, for, 
 as has been shown, liis position woul I be muteriuUy improvi d 
 thereby. 
 
 'I'lio " Ciiiuuliiiii press" is not locked, bat C,iii:uli ins .secin too iixlolt'iit or 
 igicraiit of t>iisi!ir>s to utilise it. [n a state iiaper tie Freiiiier of (J.naila 
 aotualiy talks of haiii-liiiig' l^iitisli litiraturt! luMMie-i' lie i> lui.itile' to di^ ■! imiiriie 
 l)etween honest l.i\;tlty-])aid literal lire and that wliieli, as we ran ]ir.j\i\ is 
 snuiir,u'le(l in \vitli the Govei'unient's eouuivanc^e. Ganail.i's eondiirl, does not 
 prove ihat the author's i i>iuou would hr hetten-d hy tin.' .\ '. of ISs'J. 
 
 GO. Tlie rommittee go on to stati; that the reality id' tin* L;i'ievanei's 
 of the ]3ritish author and publisher "wis almitted hy the ( 'opy- 
 " rig-ht Commission of 187()." The reality of tliose oi'irvaiiees is not 
 adnuttedin Canada, but if such ^'rievances ever really exiMed they 
 are less now, because tlie etiect of the leo-islatioii of the I'niteil 
 Stiites is to eiirtail very largely the publication of foreio;n reprints, 
 ami they woidd be less still under the Caoadiun Act of 1 SS'.), 
 because the trade in foreion rei_»rints would be alurist, if not ([uite, 
 
 abolished. 
 
 Canadian repritits wotdd only take the place of Aiiierieaii, and tlimfoie the 
 result to Britisli aiuliors would l»/ the sani". 
 
 Gl. ]t isdilhcult to understand why this suggestion is nuide, -with 
 regard to the Foreign b'eprints Act. mdess it were intemhil as a 
 sua'cestiou in f.ivour of yreiiter restrietions as to convright tliiin 
 those existing at [iresent, by the repeal of the Ficreigu Jfejirinls 
 Act. If tliat were the oliject of tile suggestion, it iiardly culls for 
 anv remurk. in view of the past history of this siiliject. and in 
 view of the fact that the collection of customs (iutie> in fusoiirof 
 Ib'itish co[iyriglit ludders is a mutter id' iiirreasing ineoiiveiiieiiee 
 ill ( 'amida and must eveiitiially be uliundoueil, (nv reason- wliieh 
 it is not now necessary to state at huge. 
 
 Ineonvi'uieiit t't Canada to carry out Jier own iimh rCikiiu:- ' Wiiy should 
 a. froveiniiieiit thus l.r<patter a iiii.plrr C.inada eaii uivr u\\ eollirl inn' tlii-, 
 roy.-ilty «hen she likes, liiit hy retiisini;- 'in' v"/ /'" y-i.. und- r wliirj, fnivi-n 
 editions are admit t -d , :;nd eonipelliii.u' ns to w iihdniu llir t inli r in I uuiiril imdi r 
 which they eonie in. 'I'lim rverv ec jiy n^ild I" .■-i i/, d a- a pii'.n y 'llie .\i't of 
 IS 17 makes the I'oyalty essential to tlie i tii.ji. y "t tin < Uder in Council. 
 
 icj. .\notlier -u;:ue.-tion ni i lie i ■ i"Ht imdi r n \ ie\\ i:- that ■■1)(^- 
 
2fi 
 
 ■' jti i\-atiiiii ni' ( ';iii;M]i;iii cojivi'Il;-!!: nii;4'lit. I»c sci'inusly di'tiMriH'iital to 
 
 ■■llii' iiitiTi'sts 111' Alls' raliaii aiillinrs, say. I'm' iustaiMT. >>{ a 
 
 ■■ .Mi'llioiina- nM\i'li-i wIium' wdrks art; lil<i'l\ tn olitain cKti'iisiNt* 
 
 " ciiciila! iiiii ill < '.iiiaila.'" 'I'lu' i'ase is iint a \'cry pi'Dlialilc (HH'. 
 
 Ill liir wiH'ds III' the < 'iiniiiiittcr, apiiliiil to ('aiiailiaii aiitlmrs, ii 
 
 may \>r ••trcaliMl as iifluiii^-iiii;' ratlii'i' in the t'uliirc than In tin' 
 
 ■■ |ii'csi'iil.'' It si'cius siilliriciii to say. I'nr tin; pi'i'^ciit, that 
 
 Au-'ialians avr ami, duulit irss. always will lie, jilarcd on the saipr 
 
 tooiii.i;' as othi'i- Uiilisli suKjccts in all < 'anadiaii li'^'ishition. Inn 
 
 that it it should lici-onii', at any tiinc a (|no>tion what i'i;ih;s 
 
 should h" ciijoycil in ( 'aiiaila liy any class o|' Aiist faliaiis it surely 
 
 caniiol he (onti'iulcd that thai i|nistion should he dr(idc<| liy llio 
 
 r.irlianii'nl ot' the United Kiii^^-doiii of hy the i'arlianicnt ol 
 
 Australia, r.ithiT ih in hy tln' I'arliaim'Ut •l' ( 'anada. 
 
 Aiistraliii is alu'iid nf i '.'in.-iil.i in litrnituri' ;iiil iiutlinrs, linMiisi' --li ■ t'.iii'ly 
 prolicts tlit'ir prupiTly. It is nor, ;i casi' fur iiailiiuiii'iits, imt tor tli" I'x.'n'is,' 
 tit' ciniiiriiiii liiiiit'sty. 
 
 (i.!. 'I'lic npofl un(h'f ri'vicw devotes a [iar.iu'ra|ih to iht' inlerests 
 
 ot' the < 'anadian author, ot w hoin i' is said t hat under the ( 'an;idian 
 
 .Ac't ol' iSS;l, he wciidd hi' ile[)ri\eil ot eo[i_\ rit;'hl in e\oiy couiilix' 
 
 outside of ('an;ida. This would l)e hy no means the ease unless 
 
 imperial legislation were adopted to wit hdraw I'rom ( 'anadians no! 
 
 oiil\' the ri;^'hts, wiihin the l-aii[iire, e mceded to all lirilish sali|ee;s, 
 
 hut the rli^'hts e'oneeded to the |ieo[i!e ot lliosi torei-U countries, 
 
 under the Ilerm' < 'on\entiori. w hii h seems a snL''.^'es;ion (|iiite 
 
 unwortliN' lit a place in this co!itro\ ersy. 
 
 'J liis iiiiulit 1m' till' out I '111 lit' of till' is.ilati'il [iii^itioii ( 'iiiiida takes u]). ( 'airul.i 
 attiU'k.s till) litiTiiry iirojuTty ot all nations, ami thus |il,iri's lici'-rlt' niitsiilc tin' 
 Hrranj^or.ii'iits of civilisoii socioty I'Vfii more than laliciii or Haiti, uml in tlir 
 Hanu' jtarairrajili is sluirki'il .it the iilt.'a th;it liur iutt'ru.st.'j .should uot; bu cuu.siden.'d 
 aiorc than ihosi' of tlir rest, of tln^ world. 
 
 Cil. The <',inadi;in I'arliameiit has not in'ei'look'ed the interests ol' 
 Its authors or ot any oilier class. When it s]ieaks as it has done on 
 the siilijecl. it speaks attei' full coiisideral ion ot all the interests 
 invidved, and which it is well aide ti) wciyli. 
 
 l''itlit'r L'auuda has ovorlooki-'d tin iniert^stH of auliiors ur ciiiimit uiidi'isl.'inii 
 
 liirill. 
 
 (i.'i. The report iimler ri'\-ii'\\ proceeil-. to discuss at some leii'.;tli 
 till) (piestioii whether indeed the ('.anadian [nililishers ha\i' an\' 
 U'rie\ ,'ince. and winihi r such L:'rie\ .ince has Ih'cii i nliamed li\- the 
 I'lerm t 'i 111 \ ( ill i. '11 It t'n I'omn.itlee hid ohiaimd intormalion 
 
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 upon tliis sul)jcit ill ( 'iUi'Mln. wlicfc iiluiui tlu' t'acit.s an' lo lie luuihi. 
 they roulil liiii'(lly liavc ari'lvi'd at tlio oonchisioii wliicl. they stale. 
 Tlif Canadian jmliUslicr has never hail an <ij-]>Mrtiinily of cuni- 
 petiiiLi;' w it h his rivals in the I'liiteil States, exit-pt in rare eari's, 
 .IS wliere a ('anatlan lias liuii;^li1 e(ipyri;j^hl t'lMiu I'uiti'.i Slates 
 puhlislwrs to whmn the inai'kcts ol' ('auaila had lieeii sold liy tlio 
 ]!i'ilisli eoin'rij^'ht holder, ami -onietinics lUnctly Irom a r>iiii>h 
 eopyrinht holder. 
 
 < Jiuiipi'titioti (^roiih's ii]<]iortiitiitii's fm- all. Ciniida cuiiuit sit still .•nnl siy 
 sill' !i,-i> iii> (i|)[i()rliniil irs. 1 Iit failuii' ti> L;ra-;i) njipni-tuiiii ics is (luc to \va .t nf 
 ('iit('r|irise t'usti'red hy thr tat-ciiiation ut' " Imililiiii;- tlir lidiisr with bricks hclniiL;'- 
 iii;^' to sdinriiiii' clsr ;iiiil taken willioiit liis saiii'tidii." 'I'lii' rov.alt v to }»' n rrivi'd 
 l)y liii author uiiilrr thv .\ . i of l^S'.i is not Li'ii.ai-aiitnd liy ('atiaila lici'-r!t' iv.ii. 
 
 ()(). Tlio efi'eets ot' the Heme ( 'oiiN'eiit ion have already hei'ii <Ks 
 enssed, 1)ut the < 'oniiiiilt.ee eonld lia\e loiuid ainiiidanl evidence iu 
 ( 'auada tluit tin! {^'rievanee ot' the ( 'aiiadian imhlisher has h-eii oi'catly 
 ano'iueuted l>y (>vei-y ehaiiiie in the eoiiyii^ht law of the Tiiiti d 
 Kino'doin. in recent years. i lis condition has liei-n made distin(;ly 
 worse l)v the Uerne < '(invention, and the oriexance has Keen ere;itly 
 enhanced liy the concessions made liy Her Majesty's (iovernnient 
 to liio I'niteil States under the " arranii'ement '' I'or wliiih this 
 (iovernment was tor many years askiMi to wait as a tneasiire which 
 would oive the relief desired. 
 
 Tlio (Icspatcli coiiiplaiiis au'aiii that iMij^laiid marie concessions to the l''iiitc(l 
 
 Stales, liaviiiir siiid ]>rcviously ^u.ar. ■I'i, th:it siu! di I not do aiiylliinir of lliekiiid. 
 
 I low is ( 'auada' s coiiditioii worse, cxccji*- tli.al liki> all p.arties to llic (..'oiivrii- 
 
 tiou slie must pay imw for propi rty which she could pros iouly use without 
 
 payment r 
 
 (17. The i'e[iort suo'o'ests. as has already !;een remarked, that " tln^ 
 
 "real orievaiice of tln' < 'auadiaii imhlishers is that they are iinder- 
 '•suld hy eompetitor.s wlu) have the a<[vanta;j,'e of laro-er ea^iilal 
 '"and a laro;er market and iu wlio.so I'avoitr protective h'gislation is 
 "enforced, ao'aiiist their weaker rivals." In considerino- tliis view 
 of the case too nmch strt!ss oiiolit not to he laid on tl'.e weakness 
 of the ( 'anadian piildisher. 'i'lie fact is that he has not lieeu 
 allowed to complete with his I'nited Stales ri\al. 
 
 Copyriii'ht Iaw> are to iirotcci pro|it rty, not tiade. 
 
 ()S. 1 11 exceptional cases, w here a ( 'anadian [Ml 111 i- her has seciire(l a 
 ri^ht to hi- own market, il has Keen loiind that hookN liave lieeu 
 produce, 1 in ('aiiada at lowei' r.-ite.- ihan in tiie I'liited States. 
 ^^llmeron^; instances can lie cited ol liooks which \\ ere printed 
 ill the I'nited Slates and i'epiinie(l in ( aiiada to [nnvethiit these 
 
•JS 
 
 liiiiilis liavc Ih'ch sdM in ( ';iii;iil;t at a price cio-Jity per cent, liciow 
 
 llic [ii-iri' dl' ilir I'nsrd States eilitidii-^. 'J'lie real <;Tie\aiH'e ot' the 
 
 ('aiiailiaii |iii'ili-liei', llie ('anailiaii t y[ie->etl(i' ami every otlier 
 
 ("aiiailiaii wnrkiiiaii engaged in the piotluetiuii ot' lieeks, us alrc'tidy 
 
 stitril. is tliat lie is not allowed to eoni]n'te with his I'lnted States 
 
 i'i\als. iiy reason ot' iii-^ heinj;- a Uritish suKjeit and, tJurel'oi'e, 
 
 iMiuiid hy the eo]iyrii;ht li'^^i^latioii of the I'nited Kiiie;'doin. It is 
 
 true, as state<l li\- t lio ( 'oiiiiaittee. that the I iiited States eonipetitor 
 
 ha-, a lari^cr iiiark'rt. Incaii^e iJie I'nited States |ml>lisher of hooks 
 
 conti-ol- the iiiai'ket of the I'liited States plus the market of ( 'ana (hi ; 
 
 whili' the('anadian producer has not even thennirket id' ('anada, 
 
 except in the rare cases hef(]re rtderred to. and then lie can supply 
 
 «;nly < 'auada, hi Iul;' deliari'ed from the l'iiiti'(l States jnarkets 
 
 bei-au>c his liool-; is not [irinlrd in the I nifcd States. 
 
 ( 'li";iniic,-> (if pi'iiiliictiiiii is stiil nini'i ill fixournt' the C'.iii;iili;in iirmlin'ci'. 
 if ( ',iii;iil,-i, :is licre iiil<iiii\\lcili:i .1. cMii ruiniiiii' in iiiic ciisi', wliv imt in ^I'.l 'r 
 Is not tliis .sclf-stu'tificatiiiii !' Xntliini;' liimlcrs riiiniiititioii Imt, w.-iiit of ciitcr- 
 pi'ise. Ts it (liynifii'd to c.iy ont for ]irotcrticiii wi liniit, lii'l[iiii^' yourself ic'ciird- 
 iin:' to yiinr ii|.|iui1nnitics r Morrtli.in tiftv li mks In vc alrraily liccii iinlilislicil 
 in C'liiii'la wilii tin' aiitliors' sanction, and twenty times as iiiaiiy iniylir lie 
 
 willioiit let III' liindi'ancc. A Canadian ran ])i'int his 1 kin the I'nitid States 
 
 inin'i' easily than an I'ln^'lislmian can. Ilistriic I'l mcdy is to cniiiiii'tit f ir liritisli 
 (.'opyri^rhts jikr the rest of the wufld. 
 
 (il). It is also true that the Ciinadian iiuhlislirr is handicajiped hy 
 
 the jifoti'it i\ e legislation of tl;e I'nited Stati-. in I'aMmr d' the 
 
 ]inlili--hinu;' intei'esi of that coimti'y, ami especially hy the ohliea- 
 
 t ion on the applicant for co[iyriehl to print from tyjie set in the 
 
 I'nited States, while the eiiizeiis of the counti'y ini]iosii|0' that 
 
 condition are allowed all the advantaees of lirllish sniiject.-. and 
 
 ( 'anadians are denied therieht to impose any siuh c.imlit ion a.-- to 
 
 ( 'anada. 
 
 As remarked lii'I'iii'i', we eannut eonti'ul Iniled Slah's let^islatinn. I'.ne-laiid 
 i.s ilffoctud lis well as (anada, Imt we thiidi il Fimre diuiulied nut te I'lnii'l lin of 
 what we eaiinut pi'event. 
 
 70. Tile re|iort nmh'r re\ iew a^'aiii iua]<es this statement with re- 
 e-ard to the ('anadian puhlishin;.;' interest, exideutly from erroneous 
 infonnatiiiu : " What the ('anadian pnlili^her and jirinter want is 
 
 " to keep out lioiiks, chi'a|i or ol hi 'I'W ise, not Jirililed or [luhlislied 
 
 "at their own estalilishments."' As a matter of fact,, what the 
 ('anidian piihli^her and printer desire to do is to siipph tlie('hea[i 
 hooks which the ('anadian reader desires, 1 nder the ('anadian 
 ,\il of 1S,S',I, a |iiililisiier could lia\e no monopoly in re[iulilisliin:;' 
 
29 
 
 
 
 .•o|ivvii;lit l.uoks. Imtiiusc llif (iovrnimi'iit woiiM liave the ri^^lit lo 
 "■rant iniv iiuiubor ot' licenses to icnriiit. Fiirllienuorc, tin; British 
 puUislicr M-ould still liavo tliu oiiportuiiity to send liis books iVoiu 
 'Groat Britain to Canada. 
 
 CauaiLi s('(>ks thv cncounisjrt'iiicnt (if licr yrjiruilns, and U> pr<)mi)t<> tliis all 
 o'Jirr interests miiy "go to the wall." l).>es CaiKida tliiiik she can. in eenmion 
 h.iMesty. ask the Im].erial a.vernnient to help her pilla-re British and Canadiau 
 autliors til benefit Canadian printers, oven if this could be the result of the 
 aetion'r The grautin,*,' of '• any innnber of licenses" to reprint British books 
 would soon kill the royalties by " eompotition," which Canada does not like. 
 
 71. Itniusl. tlu'rct'ore, 1)0 repeated tliat it is desired thai the < 'ana- 
 dian puhlisher he perniittod to sell in his own market ; a market 
 Avhieh, -under present conditions, is reserved for the benefit of persons 
 
 ontside of ( 'anada. 
 
 No law prevents Canada " sellinir in its own market." but it must keep 
 within leti-al liu.its and not take thi; author's profit to pur it into its own pocket. 
 
 72. Th(> Committoo lias suo'o-ested tliat ''The simpk'st and most 
 " eil'eetiial mode of lessening the price of Canadian bcxdvs would he 
 "to removo or reduce the Canadian import duty of fifteen per 
 " cent . on books." 
 
 S(i it would be. 
 
 7;i. The umh'rsiu'ued cannot agree with this view. The experience 
 .,!' the [last lias pn.ved ,hat the simplest and most etVc'tual mode of 
 lowering the price of Canadian books would he to have llieCamidian 
 press unlocked and the Canadmn publisher and printer permitted 
 
 to prodiu'c books. 
 
 Canada's proposed action would hinder the production of new Co]n-riirht 
 iMM.ks by tilliiiu- her !uark<>t with very cheap reprints of b oks al'-ady published. 
 'I'iii-^ result was cNperieiiced 1 ly .\nierica. 
 
 7 i. The removal of the Canadian import duty would undoubtedlybe 
 an additional boo;i to the publishers and laiuters of the Cnited 
 Slates, but the undersigned veniures to think that 'lie interests 
 nf that class l.a ve been, already, sulliciently cared for and do 
 not riMpiiri' additional advantages from the ({nvernnieiit of 
 
 ( 'aiiada. 
 
 If it benefited Canada why sheuld -^he held back bccaUM. it would also benelit 
 tlu^ Cnitcd States':- Would it nut be pusMblc to nviintain the duly except 
 au-aiiist Kii--land and her C..leni<'s if Canada wi-lics to du -,o r 
 
 ?.•). The argument in favour of reducing the Canadian imporl didy 
 ill ,„'der I'l cheapen books is somewhat in contrast with another 
 Sim, Mil, 'lit 111 the report under review, vi/.. the declaralioii that 
 
no 
 
 ll|i> rn\;ill\ \n ((.pvi'iulll lld'llrrs pMHiurd liV llir Alt "f l!SS!l 
 
 ^lioiil.l 1m' y-rratly incrcas.'d iiiul lliat wmrr striiiuriil iiirtlidils 
 ui taxatiiii; >!i(iiil(I hv aduplcil in (ii'tlcr to M'ciiri' the (•(illcrtiiui ot 
 (lie lax. 
 
 'I'hc invsnit liiw niyaltv i> uiidciulrlrilly n ]i:iiil-l:iii cm lirit i-li aiitlidrs, aTui 
 WIS only fiiiHiiliMl t(i lii'iii lit C-iiiailiaii rcailriN, \\liM>,. inaik-t was tno small (o 
 justify tho preparation of special editmiis fur it. Il is only mcosary to .-tainp 
 nil iiniiorted c ']Mes. anil reniler all un-taiuped copies oH'ored fur sale liable to 
 sei/,ur<', to iniKe the pres'Ut laws el!erti\-e, 
 
 7(i. ]]i parafirapli ,'>>'>. tin' Committi'C suo'g-ost that ••flic aniuinit of 
 '■' T(iya!t\- ini,i;lit pevliajis Ih; lixcd at fil'tccii per ciait., so as to 
 •■ cDirfsiioiid with tlic aiiiouiit ot' tin' cxIsMiio- iinpovt duty on liooVs, 
 "and tliat tlic royalty inio^ht he levied liy iiKMiiis of a stamp oti 
 " each cftpy. so that if uiistainped liook.s wero oilcri'il t'or sale they 
 " should lie liable to s(>izuv(\" 
 
 This should ajiply to the Act of IS 17 royulty, hut the similarity of the rnte 
 with llu! tax t)ii hooks seems to he acc^idental. 
 
 77. It sccuLS to lie iin]>l:i>d fi'oiu thi-; that tlie iiupoft duty and tin- 
 fax in favour of the copyrio'lu holder >lioiild he eipaal. and it woidd 
 then follow that a reduction of the inipoi't duty, a^ advised liy the 
 ( 'oniiuittee, would at any time be aeeoinpauied Ity a reduction of 
 the eojiyri^'ht holder's royalty. 
 
 That infrrence is not ju'-titiaiile and does not a]ipear to he jiut forth 
 seriously. Any /■,!>'/ royalty is unjn>t to the autlior. 
 
 7S. Tlie intimation, contained in parao-i^aph oT of the ( 'onimitte(* s 
 I'eport, that such ('anadian leui-dation as i.> reipiii'cd should he 
 eonlliied to honks, is not aei|uie>eeil in hy the undersi;^!!!'!.. It is 
 true, as -elated in the report id' the ('ommittee, that copyright in 
 luu^ieal. draniatie and artistic \\iirl<s raises a \er\ ilithcult ipU'stiou. 
 hut the ri^ht of the ('anadian 1 'arliauient to receive tiu' power id' 
 seh'-^'o\ eniiiient with respect to ihose matters i> >urel\ as plain 
 as it is in relation to hooks. The (ieniand to iia\e tiiat riL;ht, 
 eoiU'eded is surely not too dillieult to he undel'slond hy statesmen 
 of a country which has p,ranted that riyht. freely, in rilation to 
 all ot her eiiiuiiiodil ies. 
 
 Si'lf-L:ii\ernnient nnh uilliin her own Iteniininii rind suhjici to e.\i,-l inn' laws 
 and i'IliIiI'-. 
 
 This was for valid cr.asoics. The Ael, of l,s7'> inilii'al! s how ('anada would 
 le^i' unre^liiiiii'd liln rty. In sretimi 1, -.uli--ei'! ion ■', w r n;'! ;lial '• in tic iie--" 
 of worli.-; of Art. undrr wliieli term orii.;'inal painlinij>. di'a wiii^;-, .vlaliiis, 
 
 
mm 
 
 ifjm 
 
 ite 
 
 .^•IllptUIV-,, nr pll ituirrqilK. r|.llill-<, :ill.l OIlLn-lvill-- MIV I'l.l-S'l. Ilirv iiuist In' 
 
 IM'.mIu.'.iI (.)■ iviirndiicril ill tlh' ciiiiiliy." <'an w.' iiii;i--iiir Sir .1. I'",, ^fillais 
 rcproaili'in^- u piiinrin-, (H- I'. <>. Murray ai, , Irliiii- in Canada, fur tlir sakr (if 
 Caiiadiaii ('(ipyri--lit tlicn'in r and yit Iw.tl, aiv -. limi-ly injured i.y miantln.ri/,',! 
 pliutoLTai'li- 'T (itlicv .•.'prMducti.ns. Slat.Miien understand wliat. Canada a^ks 
 t'(ir, I'Ut caiiunl lend tlicnisclvrs to the proiiKjtiun of .-uc.li Ijarofaivd iiijastin.. 
 
 T'J. Tlir ("oiiiiiiittiM' iiillioif i'i'iH)i-t lunli'v review, liiivr stated varieiis 
 
 objections to llie details ot' the ('anadiaii Art (d' ISS!). 'I'heso 
 
 objection-, ill tlie view (d' tlie uiulersioiieil. lire not inaiiitaiiialile. 
 
 They siiv ; •' That twelve inoiilhs iiiiyht h- alhiwe.l a- a feasoiiahh' 
 
 ••time" (to tlie (■(.[lyrio-ht hohler) "for clieaii reim.ilift ion, and 
 
 •••liiriiio- that time the innierial coiyriolit shnuld remain n'lini- 
 
 - paired." In reply to this it must Ik' said that in less tliau 
 
 twelve months the Canadian market would be flooded with 
 
 American re[)rints and tho sale ot the book would ]>o over. Tiie 
 
 repm't then 'viys Unit "the royalty mielit perhaps bo iiltcn per 
 
 '•cent., so as to correspond with the amount of the ex-istini;- import 
 
 "duty on books." In the view <d' the nndersio-ued, the Canadian 
 
 propo.sition of ten pep cent, reyalty on each c(.]iy would yield much 
 
 lary-er ivturns than the otie proposed, which would be lifteeii per 
 
 cent. '/</ r,ii,r,-iiii on the (piaiit it y iiiiiM ut ed , at wholesale rates, v^uch 
 
 is ,d)vi<msly the nieanin<i' of the proposition ui tlie Commiltee as is 
 
 seen l)v refert'uce to the im[Hirt duly whi 'h is an al vahinm duty 
 
 nil the wholesale rales. 
 
 Tlic pndjahilit.y is that '• Works of Fiction '• ar.' licrc ivfrrrod to. as tlicy 
 have a more widespread sale in Canada than other hooks. Nou- these are h. ine- 
 Copyri-lited in ih.' Cnitcd States so -en. rally tlial th. .\ineriean reprint will 
 ,M,oii heeoniea thin- of tho past. CanadaV i>ast eoiidurt has di^troyed 
 Kn-lish authors' faith in lier hone,-ty, and ha^ not prompted theiri to lo-ik 
 favoiirahly on nioiv iiniiortant eonce.s-ions, even if Canada -u.araiileed the 
 proceeds, which she shrinks from doiii-. 
 
 SO. Thelen percent, royalty proposed by the < 'anadian rarliament 
 Udllld be illl[aised .»n the retail pri.e<d' each linnk and would tiike 
 the pla.a. (d' the twel\e and a hair per cent, now cojlec'd by 
 ciisloms on wholesale rates, <nl nilnmn. for the beurlit of the copy- 
 rio-lii holder. Xn example may be taken to ilbiMrale. A book 
 issued last year cost, when imported ti'om the Inited States, 
 S'J'J for (Uie hundred copies. I'iie iliity at twelve and a half per 
 colli, was S'J-7."). 'idle ivtail price id' the b ,oU laino^ fifty cents, 
 the roxally thend'roni at leu per ceil. ;is it would be if the b.iok 
 were republished ill Canada . womd be $■.. Thus securing a gain 
 to the eopviij-ht h.dder cd' nearly (Uie liundred per cent, 
 
 
Who is to fix tho rctiil pri<;o— tho author 'r or i.s it to ho done in spite of him r 
 How provide ajraiii-t licensed editions, eai'li less in prii'e than the last r How 
 l)rovi Ic a<jrainst stories in a cheaj) form beini,' i/ircii away as a supplement to a 
 n(>\vspap(>r or as a bonus on other <roods, and no price asked for it ': 
 
 81. Tho tni(l('i>igiie(l, howovev, does not (li'oin this a pvopov pkce 
 to discuss tlio details of the; Caiiiidijui Act; as ho does not doom 
 it tlio proper phic(> to discuss tlio h'gul rio-hts of tho Canadian 
 rarlianioiit to pass that Act. What tlio (Janadiau Parliament 
 and (rovornmont desire is that the rij,^Ivt of tho Parliament of 
 Canathi to legislate on this subject sliallbo relieved of all doubt; 
 ami there would still bo h-ft to Tier Majesty's (lovernment the 
 same constitutional ri;,^ht which it has with re^^-ard to all legislation 
 in Canada, and whicli, it is submitted, is siitiicient to secun^ every 
 reasonable roipiiromeut for the security of Imperial interests. 
 
 Hut we du. We attach imp )rtmce to and differ from the despat('h on both 
 points. 
 
 Smiles V. ISelford and the opinions of our Lord Chancellor and of Lord 
 Selborne have .settled this point What C.mada desires is that we should {.nvo 
 her power to legislate on our copyrights as well as on h(»r own, and the C(mduct 
 of ("aTKula throughout this controversy in .setting lu>rself in opposition to the 
 laws and tejidencies of all civilised n itious, nerely for the doubtful gam of the 
 printing interests of her Dominion, compels us to resist.this. 
 
 82. The undersigned stated, in his letter to Lord Knutsford in 1890, 
 that a most respectful consideration would be given to any 
 su"-o'('stious for the improvement of t}u> Canadian Act of 1881) 
 which His Lordship might think proper to make, after hearing 
 all that might be advanced on both sidt^s. It would s(>em only 
 reasonable, at the present time, however, that after all that has 
 taken place some step in advanc<' sliould be taken towards 
 romovino- Canadian irrievances bevond the mere nmtino of 
 inquiries, reports and suggestions. It was ho])ed that that stage 
 had been nac bed when tlu' report of the L'oyal Commission of 
 I87(i was made, especially in view of lli(> fact that the Peport of 
 thiit Commission was so favourable to Canadian claims. 
 
 Tlio Report of the iuiyal Connni.ssion on Copyright was oidy favourable; 
 to Canada in so far as it suggested a way by which her rcoiirrs might, if 
 necessary, secure cheap literature. No necessity has ever r.risen for acting on 
 the suggestion, for cheap books are abundant. 
 
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