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Show NO COPYRIGHT ON ! A CITY'S NAME ! Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 14. This j city's effort to have Its name copy- . righted has failed owing to the d? i cislon of the register of copyright j in Washington that the city has 35 : legal right to the sole and exclueif ; publication of its name. The register j of copyrights says in his decision: 'In reply to your letter of OchAer 1, we beg to eay, we cannot possibly think of any way In wnlch jou coull secure for the city of Wilkesbarre ti exclusive right to Us name by ai? proceedings under the copyright la7- "Thero does not seem to be principle of law which insures to i city the exclusive right to its nami The postofflce depaitment has author I lty to name a postofflce whatercf it sees fit." |