...to pass must be one which will promote the progress of science and the useful arts, and unless it is The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...result and is believed, in fact, to accomplish this result, it would be beyond the power of Congress. The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...substantially changed in spirit since that time, and it said this, after quoting the Constitution : The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...the rights of others in this relation. I therefore quote from the report of the committee as follows: The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...of the Constitution is not based upon any natural rights that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights are purely...

...in the Sixtieth Congress, second session, March 1, 1909, which bill is now the law on copyright : " The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has In his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...in the Sixtieth Congress, second session, March 1, 1909, which bill is now the law on copyright : " The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...Sixtieth Congress, second session, March 1, 1909, which bill is now the copyright law, in which they said: The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...arts, and unless it is designed to accomplish this result, it would be beyond the power of Congress. "The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights, but...

...of the committee on the bill which became our present law — the Copyright Act of 190&— put it: The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings, for the Supreme Court has held that such rights as he has are purely statutory rights,19...

...the 1909 Copyright Law. It was there stated : House Report 2222, 60th Congress, 2d session, page 7 : "The enactment of copyright legislation by Congress...upon any natural right that the author has in his writings * * * but upon the ground that the welfare of the public will be served and progress of science...