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A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright

by E. J. MacGillivray

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Table of Cases
  3. 3Cases Decided in the United States
  4. 4Part I — The Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominio…
  5. 5Chapter II — What Books Are Protected
  6. 6Section I — What Is an Original Book
  7. 7Section II — Publication
  8. 8Section III — Author’s Nationality
  9. 9Section IV — Immoral Works
  10. 10Section V — Registration
  11. 11Section VI — Delivery of Copies to Libraries
  12. 12Section VII — Duration of Protection
  13. 13Section VIII — Copyright in Lectures
  14. 14Chapter III — The Owner of the Copyright in Books
  15. 15Section II — The Universities
  16. 16Section III — The Author
  17. 17Section IV — The Employer
  18. 18Section V — The Assignee
  19. 19Section VI — The Licensee
  20. 20Section VII — The Executors or Administrators
  21. 21Section VIII — The Trustee in Bankruptcy
  22. 22Chapter IV — Infringement of Copyright in Books
  23. 23Section II — What Is a Piratical Copy
  24. 24Chapter V — Performing Rights
  25. 25Section II — Performing Right at Common Law
  26. 26Section III — What Is a Dramatic Work
  27. 27Section IV — What Dramatic Works Are Protected: Duration of Protection
  28. 28Section V — What Is a Musical Composition
  29. 29Section VI — What Musical Works Are Protected: Duration of Protection
  30. 30Section VII — Registration of Performing Rights
  31. 31Section VIII — Assignment of Performing Rights
  32. 32Section IX — Infringement of Dramatic Performing Rights
  33. 33Section X — Infringement of Musical Performing Rights
  34. 34Section XI — Remedies for Infringement of Dramatic Performing Rights
  35. 35Section XII — Remedies for Infringement of Musical Performing Rights
  36. 36Chapter VI — Copyright in Engravings
  37. 37Section II — The Owner of the Copyright
  38. 38Section III — Infringement of the Copyright
  39. 39Chapter VII — Copyright in Sculpture
  40. 40Section II — The Owner of the Copyright
  41. 41Section III — Infringement of the Copyright
  42. 42Chapter VIII — Copyright in Paintings, Drawings, and Photographs
  43. 43Section II — The Owner of the Copyright
  44. 44Section III — Infringement
  45. 45Chapter IX — Colonial Copyright
  46. 46Chapter X — International Copyright
  47. 47Chapter XI — Common Law
  48. 48Chapter XII — Publishing and Printing Agreements
  49. 49Part II — The Law of Copyright in the United States
  50. 50Chapter II — What Works Are Entitled to Copyright
  51. 51Section I — An Original Literary or Artistic Work
  52. 52Section II — Nationality of the Author
  53. 53Section III — Necessary Formalities
  54. 54Section IV — Immoral Works
  55. 55Section V — Duration of Copyright
  56. 56Chapter III — Who Is the Owner of the Copyright?
  57. 57Section I — The Author
  58. 58Section II — The Employer
  59. 59Section III — The State
  60. 60Section IV — The Assignee
  61. 61Chapter IV — Infringement of Copyright
  62. 62Section I — What Is a Piratical Copy
  63. 63Section II — Prohibited Acts, and Remedies
  64. 64Chapter V — Common Law Rights
  65. 65Section II — Unpublished Work
  66. 66Appendix — British Statutes
  67. 67The Engraving Copyright Act, 1766 — 7 Geo. III. C. 38
  68. 68The Copyright Act, 1775 — (University Copyright), 15 Geo. III. C. 53
  69. 69The Prints Copyright Act, 1777 — 17 Geo. III. C. 57
  70. 70The Sculpture Copyright Act, 1814 — 54 Geo. III. C. 56
  71. 71The Dramatic Copyright Act, 1833 — 3 & 4 Will. IV
  72. 72The Lectures Copyright Act, 1835 — 5 & 6 Will. IV. C. 65
  73. 73The Prints and Engravings Copyright Act, 1836 — 6&7 Will. IV. C. 59
  74. 74The Copyright Act, 1836 — 6&7 Will. IV. C. 110
  75. 75The Copyright Act, 1842 — 5&6 Vict. C. 45
  76. 76Schedule to Which the Preceding Act Refers
  77. 77The International Copyright Act, 1844 — 7&8 Vict. C. 12
  78. 78The Colonial Copyright Act, 1847 — 10 & 11 Vict. C. 95
  79. 79Copyright in Designs Act, 1850 — 13 & 14 Vict. C. 104
  80. 80The International Copyright Act, 1852 — 15 & 16 Vict. C. 12
  81. 81The Fine Arts Copyright Act, 1862 — 25 & 26 Vict. C. 68
  82. 82The International Copyright Act, 1875 — 38 Vict. C. 12
  83. 83The Canada Copyright Act, 1875 — 38 & 39 Vict. C. 53
  84. 84The Customs Laws Consolidation Act, 1876 — 39 & 40 Vict. C. 36
  85. 85The Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act, 1882 — 45 & 46 Vict. C. 40
  86. 86The International Copyright Act, 1886 — 49 & 50 Vict. C. 33
  87. 87Part I
  88. 88Part II
  89. 89Second Schedule — Copyright Acts
  90. 90Third Schedule — Acts Repealed
  91. 91The Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act, 1888 — 51 & 52 Vict. C. 17
  92. 92The Revenue Act, 1889 — 52 & 53 Vict. C. 42
  93. 93International Conventions
  94. 94Order in Council, November 28, 1887
  95. 95First Schedule — [Berne Convention, 1886, With Additional Article a…
  96. 96The Additional Act of Paris, 1896
  97. 97Order in Council, March 7, 1898
  98. 98Treasury Minute — Treasury Minute Dealing With the Copyright in Gov…
  99. 99American Statutes
  100. 100Act of Congress, June 18, 1874
  101. 101Act of Congress, August 1, 1882
  102. 102Act of Congress, October 1, 1890
  103. 103Act of Congress, March 3, 1891
  104. 104Act of Congress, March 3, 1893
  105. 105Act of Congress, March 2, 1895
  106. 106Act of Congress, January 6, 1897
  107. 107Act of Congress, March 3, 1897
  108. 108Addendum — Musical (Summary Proceedings) Copyright Act, 1902 — 2 Ed…

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