Show lit the bill rill dec 2 atho tho copyright bill 1411 now before tho alonto aa as unfinished bire iress proposes to permit foreigners to take american copyright on tho the same basis as american citizens in three cases crat first when abo tb 0 nation of tho the foreigner permits c to american citizens on 6 the earno same basin basis as ita its own citizens second when the nation of the foreigner give american citizens copyright privileges similar to them provided for cr in this bill third w when ben tho nation ot of the foreigner is a party to au an international a iceme at providing for reciprocity in copyright by terms of this agree agreement ment tho the united states can become a party thereto at ita its pleasure all the books copyrighted under the proposed act shall be printed in ted from type bet set within the united united states or from plates plate made |