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1783 305 (1783)

handle is hein.ssl/ssnh0072 and id is 1 raw text is: Ecouragermnt of Literature. 3o5 AN ACT For the encouragement of Literature and Genius, and for fecuring to Authors the exclifive Right and Be No. v~s3. nefit of publithing their Literary' Produdions for twenty Years. dS the improvement of knowledge, the progrefs of civilization' Pr ble *' and the adencemert of human happinefi, greatly depend on the efis o learned and ingeniobspreifons ipt the various arts and fciences ; as the principal encouragement flach perfons can have to. make great and benefcial exertions o this riature, miu conf/ in the legal fourity of the fruits of their fludy and indu/lry to tbemilves ; and as fach fecurity is one of the natural rights of all men, tbure being no property more peculiarly a man's own than that which is produced by the labor of his mind: THEREFORR, to encurage the pubcation of Literary Pro- dualons, hbnorary and benefcial to the public, BE IT ENACTED si rn COUNCIL AND HOUSE oF REPRESENTATIVES, iN GENERAL-ASSEMBLY convened. and by the AUTnORITYof tbefame, That-all Books, Treatifes, aid gkk &C, other Literary Works, having the name or names of the author or the folepro. authors thereof prmted and publiihed with the fame, thall be the party ot the fole property of the laid author or authors, being tubjeds .of the author. Uniited States of America, their heirs and afligns, for the fill and: compleat term of twenty years from the date of their firft pub. lication. And Ae it furtbtr enalled by the AUTnORIy aforefaid, That if any perfon or perfons thall print, re. print publifh, fell, or expofe to Perfoes fale ; or.fhall caufe to be printed, re-printed, publiihed, fold, er prohibited expofed to fale, any booki treatife, or other literary work, not yet p!y literar printed, written by any fubjed of, the United States of America, prodwaions whofe name as author, fhall have been thereto prefixed, without confent of the author or authors, or their affigns, during faid term, thall forfeit and pay a (um not exceeding one thoujind pounds, nor lefs than five pounds, to the ofe of fuch author or authors, or their Pensity affignas to be recovered by aaion of debt, in any court of record proper to try the fame: Prdeided alwys, That this a& flalt not be conftrued to extend in favor, or for the beneth of any author or authors, fubje& or fub- je&s of any other of the United States, uatil the State or States of which fuch authors are fubieas, thall have paffed fimilar laws, for fecuring to authors the exclufive right and benefit of publilhing their literary produ6ions. XX XX'CO O*CXX OX Ee AN

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