The Question of Copyright : a Summary of the Copyright Laws At Present in Force in the Chief Countries of the World
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that of his associate in the publication, the pub- lisher; and if of the publisher, then also of the printer, binder, and paper-maker, who all have an interest in the undertaking. Such a right of control would apply with equal force to manufacturers of other articles of importance to the community, and would not be in accordance with the present theo- ries of the proper functions of government. (5) If books are to be cheapened by such a meas- ure, it must be at the expense of some portion of th...e profits now going to the authors and publishers ; the assumption is that book producers and distribu- ters do not understand their business, but require to be instructed by the state how to carry it on, and that the publishing business alone needs to have its returns regulated by law. (6) The prices of the best books would in many cases, instead of being lessened, be higher than at present, because the publishers would require to insure themselves against the risk of rival editions, and because they would make their first editions smaller, and the first cost would have to be divided among a less number of copies.
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