Copyright Law of the United States of America Volume 12 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 edition. Excerpt: ... deposited, with any express company or other common carrier for carriage from one State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia to any other State or Territory of the United States or the District of Columbia, or who shall take from such express company or other common carrier with intent to sell, distribute, or circulate any matter or thing herein forbidden to be deposited for carriage, shall for each offense, upon conviction thereof be fined not more than five thousand dollars or imprisoned at hard labor not more than five years, or both, at the discretion of the court." Immoral articles forbidden importation. Act of Ang. 27, 1894. Immoral articles forbidden expressage. Act of Feb. 8, 1897. 33. R. S., sec. 3895, provides as follows: "All letters, packets, or other matter which may be seized Seizure of immor or detained for violation of law shall be returned to the owner al article8, or sender of the same, or otherwise disposed of as the Postmaster-General may direct." 34. The importation of fraudulent copies of copyright works is provided against by R. S., sec. 4964, as amended by the Act of March 3, 1891, as follows: Printing, or im-Sec. 4964: "Every person who, after the recording of the without permission title of any book and the depositing of two copies of such prohibited. book, as provided by this Act. shall, contrary to the provisions of this Act, within the term limited, and without the consent of the proprietor of the copyright, first obtained in writing, signed in presence of two or more witnesses, print, publish, dramatize, translate, or import, or, knowing the same to be so printed, published, dramatized, translated, or imported, shall sell or expose to sale any copy of such book, ...