Document Type
Statement
Publication Date
1-22-1907
Abstract
THE COPYRIGHT TERM:
Memorandum Accompanying Substitute Suggested by Copyright Office for Section 18 of the Bill
A. The provision ought at least- —
(1) to assure io the author provision for his old age;
(2) to assure to the community the benefit of his own revision of his works as long as he lives, (only a complete control, of them will do this;)
(3) to enable him to provide for his children until they reach the age where they are likely to be self-supporting, or, if daughters, married;
B. (In the effort to meet the above needs) the provision ought not to tie up automatically all copyrights whether or not they require a term so long. Experience shows that a large percentage of them do not.
Recommended Citation
United States Congress, "Memorandum dated January 22, 1907 in support of Copyright Office substitute for Section 18 of the Bill" (1907). Legislative History – Copyright Act of 1909. 18.
https://digitalcommons.law.byu.edu/copyrightactof1909/18
Comments
Part M: miscellaneous comments and statements
Item M31–38