able for any

the consent of the proprietor of such copy-right, first obtained in writing, signed in the presence of 2 or more witnesses, or, knowing the same to be so printed, &c. without such consent, shall sell, publish, or expose to sale, or cause to be sold, &c. or shall have in his possession for sale, any such book, without such consent, such offender shall be liable to a special action on the case at the suit of such proprietor; and such proprietor shall in such action, Special da(to be brought in any court of record in that part of the mages recover united kingdom, or British dominions in Europe, in which violation of this right. the offence shall be committed) recover such damages, as the jury on the trial of such action, or on the execution of a writ of inquiry thereon, shall give, with double costs of suit; in which action no wager of law, &c. shall be allowed; and such offender shall forfeit also such book, and every sheet thereof, and shall deliver the same to such proprietor, upon the order of any court of record in which any action or suit, in law or equity, shall be commenced by such proprietor, to be made on motion or petition to said court; and such proprietor shall forthwith damask, or make waste paper of, such book and sheets; and such offender shall also forfeit 3d. for every And further sheet found in his custody, either printed or printing, or penalties. published or exposed to sale, contrary to this act, one moiety to the king, and the other to any person that will sue for the same, in any such court of record by action of debt, &c.: Provided that after the said 14 years, the Authors shall right of printing or disposing of copies shall return to of 14 years if the authors, if then living, for another term of 14 years. living. By s. 2. nothing in this act shall extend to any book heretofore composed, and printed or published in any part Not to extend of the united kingdom; nor to indemnify any person to books already published, nor against any penalties or actions, to which he may be liable to indemnify by the laws in force at the time of passing the act for the against penalties union of Great Britain and Ireland. By s. 3. the col- laws. lege of Dublin shall at their own printing press within said college, have, for ever, the sole liberty of printing college of Dub

have a 2d term

6. 2.

under former

s. 3.

Privilege of the

lin. and

By the 15 Geo. 3. c. 53. Eng, the same privilege is granted to the 2 universities in England, the colleges within the same, the 4 universities in Scotland, and the colleges of Eton, Westminster, and Winchester.

8. 4.

and re-printing such books as shall have been, or (not having been heretofore published or assigned) shall be bequeathed, or otherwise given or assigned, by the authors or their representatives, to or in trust for said colJege, (as a fund for the advancement of learning or other purposes of education) unless bequeathed, &c. for any limited term; and if any person shall unlawfully print, &c. such book, such offender shall be liable to the like action and penalties as offenders against the copy-rights of authors are by s. 1. supra: Provided that this act shall not grant any exclusive right to said college, otherwise than so long as said books or copies shall be printed at the press of said college; and if said college shall delegate, grant, lease, or sell such copy-rights, or any part thereof, or shall authorize any person, &c. to print or reprint the same, then the privilege hereby granted shall be void; but the college shall nevertheless have a right to sell such copies so bequeathed or given, as any author may do under this or any other act. Provided (s. 4.) that no Booksellers, &c. person shall be liable to the penalty of 3d. per sheet penalty of 3d. as aforesaid, unless before the time of the publication of per sheet, unless such book by the proprietor, (other than said college) the right of such proprietor shall be duly entered in the register book of the company of stationers in London, as heretofore done by the proprietors of copy-rights in Great Britain; nor if the consent of such proprietor for the printing, &c. such book, shall be in like manner entered; nor unless the title of said college to such copy-right as has been already bequeathed, &c. to said college, be entered in said register book before 29th September, 1801, and of such books as shall hereafter be bequeathed, &c. to such college, be entered in said register book within 2 months after such bequest, &c. shall have come to the knowledge of the provost of said college; for every of which entries 6d. shall be paid; which said register book shall be kept at the hall of said company, and may at all seasonable times be inspected by any bookseller, printer, or other person, for the purposes aforesaid, without any Duty of clerk fee; and the clerk of said company shall, when required, give a certificate under his hand of such entry, and for

not liable to the

copy-right re

gistered at sta

tioners hall.

of the company of stal ones.

such

s. 5.

such certificate take a fee not exceeding 6d.; and said clerk shall, without fee, within 15 days after the 31st December and 30th June in every year, make, for the use of the said college, a list of the titles of such books the copy-right to which shall have been so entered in the half year preceding said days respectively, and deliver said lists to any person duly authorized to receive the same on behalf of said college. Provided also (s. 5.) that if the clerk of said company shall refuse or neglect to register How enforced. or make such entry, or to give such certificate, being thereunto required by the author, or proprietor of such copy-rights, or by the person to whom such consent shall be given, or by some person on his or their behalf, in the presence of 2 or more witnesses, then such party so refused, (notice being first given in the London Gazette) shall have the like benefit as if such entry or certificate had been duly made and given; and the clerk so refusing shall forfeit £20 to such author or proprietor, or to the person to whom such consent shall be given; or if such clerk shall refuse, &c. to make the list aforesaid, and to deliver the same to the person demanding the same on behalf of said college, such clerk shall forfeit to said college the like sum of £20; such penalties to be recovered by action of debt, &c. in any court of record in the united kingdom. And provided (s. 6.) that in addition to the 9 copies now required to be delivered to the warehouse-keeper of said company of stationers,* of each Two additional copies of books book which shall be entered in the said register book, entered at statione other copy shall be in like manner delivered for the be delivered there use of the library of said college of Dublin, and also lege, and King's for Trinity Colone for the library of the society of king's inns, Dublin, Inns, Dublin.

by

*By the 8 Ann. c. 19. s. 8. Eng. 9 copies on the best paper are to be delivered before publication for the royal library, the libraries of the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, of the 4 universities in Scotland, of Sion College in London, and of the advocates in Edinburgh; and the warehouse keeper of stationers hall is to deliver said books within 10 days after demand by the keepers of the respective libraries; and if any proprietor, bookseller, or printer, or the said warehouse keeper shall not observe the direction of this act therein, they shall forfeit the value of said copies, and £5 for every copy not delivered; the same to be recovered by the crown, by the chancellor, master, and scholars of the universities, and by the president and fellows of Sion College, and the said faculty of advocates, with their full costs.

s. 6.

oners hall shall

s. 7.

Penalty for importing, &c. any book first composed, &c. within the

united kingdom,

else-where.

by the printer of every such book which shall be hereafter published, the title to the copy-right whereof shall be entered in the said register book; and the said college and society shall have the like remedies for enforcing the delivery of said copies, and all proprietors, booksellers, and printers, and the warehouse keeper of said company, shall be liable to the like penalties for default in delivering said copies for the use of said college, and society, as are now in force with respect to the 9 copies required to be delivered as aforesaid. By s. 7. it shall not be lawful for any person to bring into the united kingdom, for sale, any printed book first composed, written, or printed and published, in the united kingdom, and reprinted in any other country or place; and if any perand re-printed son shall import or bring, or cause to be imported, &c. for sale, any such printed book contrary to this act, or shall knowingly sell, publish, expose to sale, or have in his possession for sale, any such book, every such book shall be forfeited, and may be seized by the officers of customs or excise, and shall forthwith be made waste paper; and every person so offending, shall forfeit £10, and double the value of every copy of such book which he shall, so import, &c. contrary to this act; and the commissioners of customs in England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, (in case the same be seized by any officer of customs) and the commissioners of Excise, &c. (in case the same shall be seized by any officer of excise) shall also reward the officer, who shall so seize any such books, with such sum as said commissioners shall think fit, not exceeding the value of such books; such reward to be paid out of any money in their hands arising from the duties of customs and excise: Provided that no person shall be liable to any of the last mentioned penalties or forfeitures, by reason of the importation of any book, which has not been printed or reprinted in the united kingdom, within 20 years next before the same shall be imported, or of any book reprinted abroad, and inserted amongst other books or tracts to be sold therewith in any collection, where the greatest part of such collection shall have been first composed or written abroad. By s. 8. if any action or suit

shall

Costs.

shall be commenced in pursuance of this act, the defend- Pleading. ant shall plead the general issue, &c. and shall recover Limitation. the full costs of non-suit, discontinuance, or verdict; and all actions, suits, bills, indictments or informations, for any offence committed against this act, shall be commenced within 6 months next after such offence.

engravers for

Eng.

Eng.

By the 8 Geo. 2. c. 13. Eng. as amended by the 7 Property of prints secured Geo. 3. c. 38. Eng. and 17 Geo. 3. c. 57. Eng. every to inventors and person who shall invent and design, engrave, etch, or 28 years. work in mezzotinto or chiaro obscuro, or from his own S Geo. 2. c. 13. work, design or invention, cause to be designed, &c. in 7 Geo. 3. c. 33. mezzotinto or chiaro obscuro, any historical print, or any 17 Geo. 3. c.57. print of any portrait, conversation, landscape, or archi-Eng. tecture, map, chart, or plan, or other print, shall have the sole right of printing and re-printing the same for 28 years to commence from the first day of publishing thereof, which shall be engraved with the name of the proprietor on each plate; and all persons who shall engrave, etch, or work in mezzotinto or chiaro obscuro, or cause to be engraved, &c. any print taken from any picture, drawing, model, or sculpture, either ancient or modern, shall have the like benefit; and if any person shall within said time copy and sell, or cause to be copied, &c. in the whole or in part, by varying, adding to, or diminishing from the main design, or shall re-print or import for sale, any such prints, without consent of the proprietor in writing, signed in the presence of 2 witnesses, or, knowing the same to be so printed without consent, shall sell or expose to sale such prints without consent as aforesaid, such offender shall forfeit the plates, Penalty for in and all sheets so printed, to the proprietors of such ori-fringing this ginal prints, who shall forthwith destroy and damask the same; and every such offender shall forfeit 5s. for every print found in his custody contrary to this act; one moiety to the king, and the other to any person that shall sue for the same, in any court of record at Westminster, by action of debt, &c.; to be recovered with full costs: provided such prosecution be commenced within 6 calendar months after the offence committed. And such pro- Spe ial actiun prietor may, in a special action upon the case, recover

By the 17 Geo. 3. c. 59. Eng.

such

right.

for injury.