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time recorded, and all such other regulations as are herein required in re-gard to original copyrights, be complied with in respect to such renewedcopyright, and that within six months before the expiration of the first term.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all cases of renewal ofcopyright under this act, such author or proprietor shall, within twomonths from the date of said renewal, cause a copy of the record thereofto be published in one or more of the newspapers printed in the UnitedStates , for the space of four weeks.

Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be entitled tothe benefit of this act, unless he shall, before publication, deposit a printedcopy of the title of such book, or books, map, chart, musical composi-tion, print, cut, or engraving, in the clerk’s office of the district court ofthe district wherein the author or proprietor shall reside, and the clerk ofsuch court is hereby directed and required to record the same thereofforthwith, in a book to be kept for that purpose, in the words following(giving a copy of the title, under the seal of the court, to the said authoror proprietor, whenever he shall require the same:) “ District ofto wit: Be it remembered, that on the day of anno domini,

A. B., of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title ofa book, (map, chart, or otherwise, as the case may be,) the title of whichis in the words following, to wit: (here insert the title;) the right whereofhe claims as author (or proprietor as the case may be;) in conformity withan act of Congress , entitled ‘ An act to amend the several acts respect-ing copyrights.’ C. D. clerk of the district.” For which record, theclerk shall be entitled to receive, from the person claiming such right asaforesaid, fifty cents; and the like sum for every copy, under seal, actu-ally given to such person or his assigns. And the author or proprietorof any such book, map, chart, musical composition, print, cut, or engrav-ing, shall, within three months from the publication of said book, map,chart, musical composition, print, cut, or engraving, deliver or cause tobe delivered a copy of the same to the clerk of said district. And itshall be the duty of the clerk of each district court, at least once inevery year, to transmit a certified list of all such records of copyright,including the titles so recorded, and the dates of record, and also all theseveral copies of books or other works deposited in his office accordingto this act, to the Secretary of State, to be preserved in his office.

Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That no person shall be entitledto the benefit of this act, unless he shall give information of copyrightbeing secured, by causing to be inserted, in the several copies of eachand every edition published during the term secured on the title-page, orthe page immediately following, if it be a book, or, if a map, chart,musical composition, print, cut, or engraving, by causing to be impressedon the face thereof, or if a volume of maps, charts, music, or engravings,upon the title or frontispiece thereof, the following words, viz: “ Enteredaccording to act of Congress , in the year , by A. B.,in the clerk’s

office of the district court of ,” (as the case may be.)

Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That if any other person or per-sons, from and after the recording the title of any book or books, ac-cording to this act, shall, within the term or terms herein limited, print,publish, or import, or cause to be printed, published, or imported, anycopy of such book, or books, without the consent of the person legallyentitled to the copyright thereof, first had and obtained in writing, signedin presence of two or more credible witnesses, or shall, knowing thesame to be so printed or imported, publish, sell, or expose to sale, orcause to be published, sold, or exposed to sale, any copy of such bookwithout such consent in writing; then such offender shall forfeit everycopy of such book to the person legally, at the time, entitled to the copy-right thereof; and shall also forfeit and pay fifty cents for every such sheetwhich may be found in his possession, either printed, or printing, pub-

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Publication ofrenewal.

Copy of titleto be deposited.

To be record-ed.

Form of re-cord.

Fee.

Copy of workto be deposited.

List of worksand copies to betransmitted tothe Secretary ofState.

Notice of co-pyright to beprinted, &c.

Infringementof copyright tobooks.

Penalty.