In reply to your communication of 14 thEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. I have to advise you that it has been judicially decided that the copyright of the general title of a periodicalEditorial Note: The periodical Calvin A. Frye asked about is likely The Christian Science Journal. merely, apart from the contents, cannot be protected under the copyright law. The only way to secure exclusive property in a periodical is to enter each number issued in this Office. By remitting printed titles sample enclosed and entry fees for a number of issues, in advance, as done by most publishers of copyrighted periodicals, the title and contents of your serial will be secured without the trouble and risk of a separate remittance for each issue. By then placing the Librarian of Congress on the mail books for two copies, you will have no further trouble. This secures the right to print the claim of copyright in each issue.
| Accession: | 206.34.005 |
| Editorial Title: | Ainsworth Rand Spofford to Calvin A. Frye, January 17, 1885 |
| Author: | Ainsworth Rand Spofford |
| Recipient: | Calvin A. Frye |
| Date: | January 17, 1885 |
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In reply to your communication of 14 thEditorial Note: This letter is not extant. I have to advise you that it has been judicially decided that the copyright of the general title of a periodicalEditorial Note: The periodical Calvin A. Frye asked about is likely The Christian Science Journal. merely, apart from the contents, cannot be protected under the copyright law. The only way to secure exclusive property in a periodical is to enter each number issued in this Office. By remitting printed titles sample enclosed and entry fees for a number of issues, in advance, as done by most publishers of copyrighted periodicals, the title and contents of your serial will be secured without the trouble and risk of a separate remittance for each issue. By then placing the Librarian of Congress on the mail books for two copies, you will have no further trouble. This secures the right to print the claim of copyright in each issue.