United States Congressional Serial Set (Volume 6101)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912. Excerpt: ... Opinion of the Court. Association were amended by the addition thereto of the article relating to a certain discount to be allowed from the published price of works of fiction (not net) published by members of the said association, and a change in article 4 relating to discounts to be allowed to libraries, and in article 6, and the omission of article 11 of the original plan. A copy of said resolutions, with the said amended articles indicated by italics, is marked "Exhibit C." Thereafter, on the 27th day of May, 1902, the said plan, resolutions, or agreements were further amended by the addition to article 4 thereof of a paragraph relating to the sending of a work of fiction postpaid, a copy of which said resolutions as so amended is marked "Exhibit D." That thereafter, and on the 15th day of January, 1903, the said plan, resolutions, and agreements were amended by the addition to article 3 of a paragraph relating to the sale of protected books in combination with a periodical, and in article 12 a paragraph was added relating to an agreement to be entered into by all purchasers of books from the members of the Publishers' Association. A copy of said resolutions as amended is marked "Exhibit E." That thereafter, and on or about the 13th day of February, 1903, the said plan, resolutions, or agreements were again amended as to articles 1 and 4, so as to provide for the exclusion at the option of a publisher of certain copyrighted juvenile books from the class of so-called net publications, and the inclusion of such books in the class of copyrighted works of fiction not net. Article 5 was likewise amended so as to grant libraries a discount on certain juVenile books (not net), a copy of which resolutions or agreements as amended is marked " Exhibit F." That...