General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1828 Original Publisher: Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown,

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1828 Excerpt: ... relating to the date of the publication of engravings, &lc1)' In a late case, the Court of Common Pleas, after noticing these opposite opinions, and looking through the statutes, held, that it was the intention of the legislature that the public should be protected against the continuance of the monopoly beyond the prescribed term, which might be the case if the date had not been required to appear on the face of the prints(a). But it was also held by the same court that the plaintiff need not describe himself as proprietor. The words on the print were Newton, del. 1st May, 1S26, Gladwin, sculp. The court said it was not usual, nor did they think it necessary that it should be stated on the print, in terms, that a particular person is the proprietor. The uniform practice is to place the names of the designer and engraver alone, and a decision questioning its propriety would have the effect of destroying much valuable property(s). SECTION II. Of the remedy by Penalties under the Statutes. The author or proprietor of a work which has been pirated, or any other person, may maintain an action of debt to recover the penalties inflicted by the several statutes for the protection of literary compositions. The clauses containing the penalties have been already stated. The following is a summary of their amount. As to BOOKS. 1st. The forfeiture of pirated books, printed, published, or exposed to sale, and every sheet thereof, to be delivered to the author or proprietor, and by him (on the order of the court) forthwith damasked or made waste paper of. 2nd. A fine of three pence for every sheet printed, published, or exposed to sale, one moiety to the King and the other to the plaintiff. Two penalties may be incurred on the same day for selling books, the originals of...