A Treatise Upon the Law of Copyright in the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the Crown, and in the United States of America Containing a Full Appendix of All Acts of Parliament International Conventions, Orders in Council, Treasury Minute and Acts of Congress Now in Force.

CHAPTER II

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WHAT BOOKS ARE PROTECTED

SEC. 1. WHAT IS AN ORIGINAL BOOK 10 Definition of a Book 10 Essential Elements of a Book 11 Physical Form 11 Literary Matter 13 Originality 15 Examples of what are Books 16

SEC. 2. PUBLICATION 36 Divestitive Publication 37 Investitive Publication 38 First Publication within the British Dominions 40

SEC. 3. AUTHOR'S NATIONALITY 42

SEC. 4. IMMORAL WORKS 46

SEC. 5. REGISTRATION 46 Before Action 46 The Requisite Entry 49 The Actual Title 49 The Time of First Publication 51 The Name and Place of Abode of the Publisher 52 The Name and Place of Abode of the Proprietor 52 Certificate of Registration 53 False Entries 54 Rectification of Register 54

SEC. 6. DELIVERY OF COPIES TO LIBRARIES 55

SEC. 7. DURATION OF PROTECTION 56