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Page 29 - An assignment, grant or conveyance shall be void as against any subsequent purchaser or mortgagee for a valuable consideration, without notice, unless it is recorded in the Patent Office within three months from the date thereof or prior to such subsequent purchase or mortgage.
Page 33 - That any such court or judge thereof shall have power, upon bill in equity filed by any party aggrieved, to grant injunctions to prevent and restrain the violation of any right secured by said laws, according to the course and principles of courts of equity, on such terms as said court or judge may deem- reasonable.
Page 28 - That in the construction of this act, the words " Engraving," "cut" and "print" shall be applied only to pictorial illustrations or works connected with the fine arts...
Page 31 - That no person shall maintain an action for the infringement of his copyright unless he shall give notice thereof by inserting in the several copies of every edition published, on the title page or the page immediately following, if it be a book; or if a map, chart, musical composition, print, cut. engraving, photograph, painting, drawing, chromo, statue, statuary, or model or design intended to be perfected and completed as a work of the fine arts...
Page 32 - Copyright," together with the year the copyright was entered, and the name of the party by whom it was taken out thus—" Copyright, 18—, by AB
Page 30 - For every copy under seal of such record actually given to the person claiming the copyright, or his assigns, fifty cents.
Page 28 - Any citizen of the United States or resident therein, who shall be the author, inventor, designer, or proprietor of any book, map, chart, dramatic or musical composition...
Page 29 - States, addressed to the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, District of Columbia, a printed copy of the title of the book...
Page 31 - ... by the librarian of Congress, in the name of the United States, in an action in the nature of an action of debt, in any district court of the United States, within the jurisdiction of which the delinquent may reside or be found.
Page 33 - In all actions arising under the laws respecting copyrights, the defendant may plead the general issue, and give the special matter in evidence. SEc. 4970. The circuit courts, and district courts having the jurisdiction of circuit courts, shall have power, upon bill in equity, filed by any party aggrieved, to grant injunctions to prevent the violation of any right secured by the laws respecting copyrights, according to the course...