The Right Of An Author To
The Value Of His Own Productions In Other Countries Than His Own Is
Not So Much A Matter Of Course; But Nevertheless, If Such
Productions Have Any Value In Other Countries, That Value Should
Belong To Him.
This has been felt to be the case between England
and France, and an international copyright now exists.
The fact
that the languages of England and France are different, makes the
matter one of comparatively small moment. But it has been found to
be for the honor and profit of the two countries that there should
be such a law, and an international copyright does exist. But if
such an arrangement be needed between two such countries as France
and England - between two countries which do not speak the same
language, or share the same literature - how much more necessary must
it be between England and the United States! The literature of the
one country is the literature of the other. The poem that is
popular in London will certainly be popular in New York. The novel
that is effective among American ladies will be equally so with
those of England. There can be no doubt as to the importance of
having or of not having a law of copyright between the two
countries. The only question can be as to the expediency and the
justice. At present there is no international copyright between
England and the United States, and there is none because the States
have declined to sanction any such law.
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