FIFTY-FOURTH

A N N U A L REPORT OF THE

REGISTER O F COPYRIGHTS
FOR THE FlSCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1951

CO P Y R I G H T OFFICE

T h e Library of Congress
W A S H I N G T O N :1952
 7 L. C. C u d No. 10-35017

This report is reprinted from the

Annual Report oj the Librariun oj Congress
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951
 Contents
Fifty-three Years of Copyright Growth . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Copyright Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Appraisernent of Public Law 84. Eighty-first Congress . . . . . . .
Copyright Registrations by Subject Matter Classes. Fiscal Year
1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sam Bass Warner Relinquishes Office . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gestures of Good Will . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Acquisition of Deposits Under Sections 13 and 14 of Title 17.
. .
U S Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production of Printed Cards for Copyrighted Motion Pictures . . .
Cumulative Catalog of Motion Pictures. 1912-39 . . . . . . . . .
Unesco Copyright Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Proposed Legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
International Copyright Relations of the United States. June 30.
1951 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Interesting Copyright Cases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Register's Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Statement of Gross Cash Receipts. Yearly Fees. Numbers of Regis-
trations. Etc., for 5 Fiscal Years. 1947 to 1951 . . . . . . . . .
Number of Articles Deposited During the Fiscal Years 1947 to 1951.
Inclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registration by Subject Matter Classes for the Fiscal Years 1947 to
1951. Inclusive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Summary of Copyright Business. Fiscal Year 1951 . . . . . . . .
Publications of the Copyright Office . . . . . . . . . . . . .
' Fifty-three Years of Copyright Growth
NUMBER OF COPYRIGHT REGISTRATIONS, FISCAL YEARS 1898-1951
 T h e Copyright Office
Report to the Librarian of Congress by the Register of Copyrights
IR: The Copyright Office business Appraisement of Public Law 84, Eighty-
S and the work of the Copyright Office
for the fiscal year July 1, 1950, to
June 30, 1951, inclusive, are summarized
jrsl Congress
This is the amendment to the Copyright
Law, effective June 3, 1949, which estab-
as follows: lished, as an alternative to the payment of
the registration fee for foreign works, the
Copyright Business
furnishing of a catalog card and an ad-
Instead of the normal annual increase in ditional copy of the foreign work. I t also
business which has continued with few .liberalized the provisions respecting ad
interruptions since the establishment of interim registration of books and periodicals
the Copyright Office, the figures for the in English first published abroad. As a
past year show a decline, commencing result of these changes, foreign registra-
with the invasion of South Korea, similar tions, under Public Law 84, in the princi-
to that which took place during the first pal classes (foreign books in foreign
year of World War 11. Registrations languages, foreign books in English, and
dropped from 210,564 in fiscal 1950 to foreign music) rose from 6,540 in fiscal
200,354 in fiscal 1951, a decline of 10,210 year 1950 to 8,511 in fiscal year 1951, an
registrations, or 4.8 percent. The total increase of 30 percent. Foreign books in
revenues were $797,960.50 as against English increased 43 percent, foreign
$849,661.22, a drop in total fees applied books in foreign languages 36 percent, and
of $51,700.72, or 6 percent. The decrease foreign music 25 percent. France, Ger-
was reflected in nearly every class. (See many, Switzerland, and the Scandinavian
the chart on the following page for registra- countries are the principal countries tak-
tions by subject matter classes.) Foreign ing advantage of the new provisions as
deposits accounted for over 40 percent regards copyright of books. Great Brit-
of all published music registered and for ain, France, Italy, and the Scandinavian
over 29 percent of the books deposited. countries are the principal countries taking
Offsetting the general decline is the fact advantage of the new provisions as regards
that the number of copies of all works foreign music.
selected and transferred to the collections Had Public Law. 84 not been enacted it
of the Library increased from 192,577 to is probable that only a fraction of these
205,017. This might perhaps indicate registrations would have been made,
that fiscal 1951 saw the creation of a because of the restrictions now placed by
relatively larger number of more worth- most foreign governments on payments
while works of a literary, artistic, or in United States dollars. This increase
scientific nature than had formerly been in registrations, accompanied by deposits,
the case. is especially important just now when the
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Copyright Registrations
BY SUBJECT MATTER CLASSES, FISCAL YEAR 1951
REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS, 1951 3
Library is using every possible means to Gestures of Good Will
build up its collections of foreign materials. Following much discussion in the press,
Sam Bass Warner Relinquishes O@e both here and abroad, concerning the
copyright status in this country of the
On May 28, 1951, Sam Bass Warner musical works of the composer, Jean
resigned as Register of Copyrights in Sibelius, the Reference Division of the
order to devote his full time to writing a Copyright Office undertook the prepara-
comprehensive history of copyright with tion of a bibliography of all of the separate
s&al emphasis on the development of copykght entries found referring to musi-
the United States law. The need for cal compositions bearing the name of the
such an authoritative work has long been Finnish genius.
recognized. For the accomplishment of The bibliography, a 92-page document
the task, Mr. Warnex's erudition in the comprising approximately 800 copyright
law, his energy and enthusiasm, all make entries (both original registrations and
him peculiarly fitted. renewals) including works of original as
Mr. Warner was appointed by Archi- well as secondary authomhip, was com-
bald MacLeish, then Librarian of Con- pleted after 200 hours of search, compila-
gress, and assumed office on February 1, tion, and editing and was presented to the
1945. He came to the Library from the Finnish Government on November 21,
Harvard Law School, where he had 1950. In making the presentation, the
specialized in the teaching of criminal Copyright Office expressed the hope "that
law. it may be helpful in resolving existing
During his tenure of office, Mr. Warner misunderstandings as to the copyright
introduced important changes directed status of the great composer's works in
toward improving operating procedures this country, especially in so far as the
in the Copyright Office. The necessity copyrights in these works are reflected
of preparing certificates from data sub- in the records of the Copyright Office."
mitted on the applications previously in In response to requests received from
use was eliminated by the creation of an German music publishers for aid, the
entirely new application-certificate form Librarian of Congress authorized and the
made out by the applicant himself sub- Copyright Office compiled for micro-
ject to authentication by the Register. A filming the extensive copyright registra-
general classification and organizational tions (numbering about 3,000) of these
study of the Office was also undertaken firms. Their important music catalogs
with the result that many positions were had been completely destroyed during the
redescribed at levels appropriate to their last war and the Copyright Office records
responsibilities and more than a dozen offered the only exkting source of informa-
operating units previously reporting di- tion for their reconstruction. Expressions
rectly to the Register were regrouped of gratitude for these cultural services were
into four divisions. received from both the Finnish Govern-
Mr. Warner's energetic and enthusiastic ment and the .German firms.
personality contributed greatly to the
daily operations of the Copyright Office. Acquisition of Deposits Under Sections
His 6 years as Register of Copyrights will 13 and 14 of Title 17, U.S. CodP
stand in the history of the Library of The Compliance Section of the Refer-
Congress as an outstanding period of ence Division, whose duty it is to remind
organizational, procedural, and staffing authots and publishers who publish w o r k
achievement. with a copyright notice of their obligatim
 4 REPORT OF T H E REGlSTER OF . COPYRIGHTS, 1951
to register them in the Copyright Office ticularly in nontheatrical fields. I t is an-
and, if necessary, to enforce the deposit ticipated that the Office will continue to
of such works, continued its endeavor to maintain a close relationship to this ac-
concentrate on the acquisition of those tivity and that it will be able to make
works desired by the Library of Congress. further valuable contributions to the pro-
During the fiscal year the total in fees and gram.
value of material collected was $32,464.
More and more authors and publishen Cumulative Catalog of Motion Picttues,
are being educated by the Compliance 1912-39
Section, chiefly through correspondence, Completion of the cataloging of more
to the fact that their claims to copyright than 50,000 entries for motion pictures
should be promptly registered. As evi- copyrighted between 1912 and 1939 was
dence of this, a survey undertaken by the the signal achievement of the Cumulative
Section in August 1950, using Publishers' Section of the Copyright Cataloging Divi-
Weekly as a basis, showed that 93.7 percent sion this year. This project was begun
of all books published with notice of copy- early in 1948. Since its inception it has
right listed in a current week's publica- had the continuing encouragement and
tions were registered or had been deposited interest of both film librarians and the
in the Copyright Office within 18 days motion-picture industry. Work in the
after the stated week of publication. This Copyright Office and in the field will be
represents an increase of 3.7 percent over considerably expedited by its convenience
last year and 8 percent above the compli- as a copyright search tool.
ance figure for fiscal 1949. The catalog will be entitled Motion Pic-
tures, 1972-1939 and is expected to be avail-
Production of Printed Cards for Copy- able in the autumn of 1951. I t will list by
righted Motion Pictures title over 50,000 motion pictures of all
The Copyright Office's obligation to types in approximately 1,265 pages and
catalog copyright registrations of motion will contain a name index (claimant, pro-
pictures has made its concern with the de- ducer, etc.) and a series list. I t will be
velopment of cataloging rules for this im- issued in one edition of 2,000 copies in a
. portant, nonbook material immediate and format designed to make the volume a
pressing. Since the termination of the permanent reference tool.
Motion Picture Division the Office has
been the only Library unit actively en- Unesco Copyight Project
gaged in the processing of these materials. As mentioned in last year's report, the
In response to the needs of the Library, large number of governments replying to
other Government agencies, and film the UNESCOquestionnaire concerning the
people generally for the development of a desirability of a universal copyright con-
basic cataloging practice and for the pro- vention encouraged UNESCOto authorize
duction of printed catalog cards, the Li- further study of the replies by a Committee
brary has been engaged in developing of Experts, which met in Washington,
them. The Copyright Cataloging Divi- D. C., from October 23 to November 4,
sion has actively participated in this pro- 1950. Experts from 13 countries and
gram and will continue to contribute to it. representatives from the Bureau of the
The production of printed cards for mo- Berne Union and the Pan American
tion pictures is expected to supply a long- Union took an active part in the delibera-
felt need of agencies engaged in the pro- tions. Nine other countries were repre-
duction and use of motion pictures, par- sented by official observers. The United
REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS, 1951 5
States experts were Luther H. Evans, special working group of the Sixth Session
Charles E. Wyzanski, Jr., and John of UNESCO'sGeneral Conference. Basing
Schulman. Arthur Fisher acted in the their work on the Washington recom-
capacity of technical adviser. Dr. Evans mendations of the Committee of Experts,
was elected chairman, and following his the Paris copy-right committee prepared a
departure for Paris on UNESCObusiness, text of the proposed universal treaty.
Judge Plinio Bolla of Switzerland presided The draft of the proposed treaty will now
as acting chairman over the remaining be submitted to the governments and they
sessions. will be invited to attend a formal diplo-
The principle of national treatment was matic conference, which will probably be
taken as the basis for the new convention. held in Geneva, Switzerland, in the sum-
It was agreed that there should be safe- mer or fall of 1952. The adherence of the
guards protecting existing international United States to such a convention would
copyright arrangements, particularly in mark an epoch in the international copy-
the case of the Berne Convention. right relations of this country, which has
Most significant from the United States not heretofore been a party to any copy-
point of view was a recommendation that right convention extending beyond the
would extend international copyright pro- Western Hemisphere.
tection, as regards member countries re- Countries with which the United States
quiring formalities, to any published work has copyright relations are shown in the
entitled to claim protection under the map on the following pages. The areas
convention by affixing to the copies of the shaded in gray represent the countries
work from and after its first publication with which the United States has estab-
the symbol @, accompanied by the name lished copyright relations. The white
of the author, or other proprietor and the areas are countries with which the United
year of first publication of the work. States has no copyright agreements. The
This provision would not prevent any cross-barred areas indicate the status of
country from imposing additional require- copyright relations with this country is
ments on works published by its own uncertain. The map is only indicative of
nationals or on any work first published the treatment to be accorded works origi-
within its own borders. The proposal on nating in a particular area. For more
notice and formalities made by the precise data as to international copyright
American experts was regarded by many relations of the U. S. A., see summary by
of the other experts as a major contribu- Treaty Affairs, Department of State, and
tion since it both indicated the willingness original documents listed therein.
of the United States to relax its strict
notice and registration requirements in- Proposed Legislation
sofar as foreign works are concerned and Activity in international copyright rela-
also brought about the prospect of a tions by no means implies inactivity on the
solution of the problem of notice on domestic legislative front. Two bills of
copyrighted works. major importance were submitted to
Twenty-four countries responded and Congress. H. R. 3589, introduced on
sent 30 specialists to a Paris meeting, the April 6, 1951, would fill a lacuna in exist-.
United States being represented by Luther ing law by granting recording and per-
H. Evans, John Schulman, and Abraham forming rights in nondramatic literary
L. Kaminstein of the Copyright Office. works in addition to those now provided'
From June 18 to 26, 1951, these specialists for in the copyright law. H. R. &59,
met as "the Copyright Committee," a introduced on May 10, 1951, would elim-
22b770-624
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International Copyright Relations

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the U7rited Stater has . c o p j r r i g h t rr.lationr

Austria and posusriona

Belgium Greece
Brazil Guatemala
Clnada Haiti
Chile Honduras Philippines
China Hungary Poland
Colombia Ireland Portugal
Costa Rica Israel Rumania
Cuba
Czechoslovakia
Danz~g
Denmark
Dominican Republic. Nethc~.lands Tha'iland (Siam) Norr.-This map rhwrld ,301 be taken an defininy thec!=ct
Ecuador and posrssions Tunis ~ e o g r ahical bounrlaricr ol any country or the
El Salvadot New Zealand thereofasof m y I c i f i ~ d a t e o rt h c a p p l i c r t i o n o ~ ~ ; : i ~ :
, Finland
France
Nicaragua
Norway
relations am to ,uc~porsc!rions. See "International Copy-
right Rclatio6s 91 tine Un1t.d State of America" issurd by
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of the United States, June 30, 1951

8 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS, 1951

inate completely all manufacturing re- right was affirmed on appeal 188 F. (2d)
quirements with respect to works of 611, 89 USPQ 416 (7th Cir., May 2,
foreign origin. 1951). This case raises a very important
H. R. 2464 and 2465, introduced on question as to whether functional purpose
February 7, 1951, are also of special may not destroy the copyrightable charac-
interest. Bills of a similar nature have ter of a work of art.
been introduced in previous Congresses. An interesting opinion, Leigh v. Barn-
H. R. 2464 would secure copyright in hart et al., 96 F. Supp. 194, 89 USPQ 307
acoustic recordings, a class of material not (D. C. D. N. J., March 15, 1951), holds
heretofore acceptable for copyright regis- that when a reproduction of a copyrighted
tration. H. R. 2465 provides for the painting is published in a magazine with-
repeal of the so-called "juke-box" exemp- out a copyright notice, a person who copies
tion contained in section 1(e) of the Copy- the reproduction without knowledge of the
right Law. S. 7553, introduced on May 28, copyright in the original is an innocent
1951, qualifies repeal of this "juke-box" infringer. It further held that the copy-
exemption by provision for certain royalty right of the magazine did not extend to the
payments for the performance of copy- reproduction of plaintiff's work of art since
righted musical compositions on coin- the magazine, as licensee of the copyright
operated machines. in the work of art, was not the proprietor
H. R. 3899, an omnibus bill, including of the reproduction within the meaning of
certain corrections in the official text of the Copyright Law.
Title 17 of the United States Code, was In the case of Amsttrdam trading as Frank-
passed by the House and referred to the lin Survey Co. v. Triangle Publications, IIIG.,
Senate. House Joid Resolution 578 became 93 F. Supp. 79,87 U S P Q 90 (D. C. E. D.
Public Law 741 of the Eighty-first Con- Pa., Sept. 25, 1950), another type of gra-
gress and makes Cannon's Procedure In thc phic work, a map embodying a very
House of Representatives subject to copyright large amount of research was held not
by the author. Similar legislation was subject to copyright where all information
passed in several earlier Congresses. S. contained on the map had been copied
396 would prohibit copyright in any from other maps. The district court was
pictorial representation of Jesus Christ. of the opinion that copyright protection is
available for a map only when some of the
Interesting Copyright Cases information conveyed has been obtained
The following decisions of the United by the map maker going into the field, ob-
States courts involving copyright are taining himself the information there, and
among those made during the past year then transcribing it into a map. This
which present features of more than usual opinion was affirmed by the Court of
interest. Appeals of the Third Circuit on May 25,
In the case of Stein el al., doing business 1951 (189 F. (2d) 104, 89 USPQ 468).
as Reglor of California v. Expcrt Lamp The case of Security-First National Bank of
Company, 96 F. Supp. 97, 88 USPQ 305 Los Angeles v. Republic Pictures Corporation,
(D. C. N. D. 111. E. Div., Jan. 23, 1951), 97 I?. Supp. 360, 89 USPQ 231 (D. C. S.
the copyright claim in an artistic statuette D. Calif. Cent. Div., April 26, 1951), is of
to be used as a lamp base was held to be importance as holding for the first time
invalid on the ground that such use made that proceedings to foreclose a mortgage
it the subject of design patent rather than on a copyright must be brought in a
copyright. The invalidity of the copy- Federal rather than a State court. It was
REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS, 1951 9
also held that the Federal court may pre- property in the manuscript. A peculiar
scribe the method of foreclosure, in view circumstance in this case was the allegation
of the silence of the Copyright Act. of authorship by a denizen of the spirit
The case of G. Ricordi @ Company v. Para- world, a "ghost" writer in the most literal
mount Pictures, Inc., 189 F. (2d) 469 (2d Cir., sense.
May 8, 1951), affirming in part and
modifying an earlier district court opinion Register's Conference
92 F. Supp. 537 (D. C. S. D. N. Y., June On an average of twice a week, or as
8, 1950), is of interest, both as involving frequently as occasion demands, the Reg-
Puccini's well-known opera, Madame But- ister, Assistant Register, Senior Attorney
terfy, and as considering renewal, operatic, and the four division chiefs meet in the
and motion-picture rights in the presence Register's Office as a Register's Conference.
of a multiplicity of adaptations of a single This group discusses matters affecting
original work, a novel, of which dramatic the administration of the Copyright Law,
and operatic versions were subsequently including new and important court deci-
produced. sions, pending or suggested legislation,
The case of White v. Kimmell et al., 94 changes in procedure and policy, budget
F. Supp. 502, 87 USPQ 407 (D. C. S. D. considerations, and other problen~sperti-
Calif. Cent. Div., Dec. 6, 1950), holds nent to the Copyright Office. The collec-
that limited circulation of a mimeographed tive judgment of this group is of valuable
manuscript does not amount to publica- assistance in the formulation of Copyright
tion destroying the common law literary Office policy.

STATEMENT OF CROSS CASH RECEIPTS, YEARLY FEES, NUMBERS OF REGISTRATIONS, ETC., FOR 6 FISCAL YEARS

Fiscal Year Gross receipts

Yearly fees Number of Increases in Decreases in
applied registrations registrations registrations

1947 ................... $471,119.41 $442,626.10 230,215 28,071 ............

1948.. ................. 525,510.25 487,475.20 238,121 7,906 ............
1949.. ................. 889,105.92 834,738.05 201,190 ............ 36,931
1950.. ................. 879,169.17 849,661.22 210,564 9,374 ............
1951.. ................. 847,399.13 797,960.50 200,354 ............ 10,210

Total. ........... 3,612,303.88 3,412,461.07 1,080,444 ........................

10 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS. 1951

NUMBER OF ARTICLE3 D E P O S m D DURINO THE FISCAL YEARS 1947 TO 111. INCLVBNE

Clam Subject matter of copyright 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

.
...
.
A Boob:
(a) Printed in the United Stata:
Books proper .................. 19, 806 19, 572 20, 508 22, 648 22, 544
Pamphlets, leaflets, etc .......... 69, 880 71, 594 67, 854 68, 770 62, 370
Contributions to newspapas and
paiodicals ................ 4, 410 5, 963 3, 815 4, 437 3, 408

Total ...................... 94, 096 97, 129 92, 177 95, 855 88, 322
(b) Printed abroad in a foreign Ian-
uage ....................... 3, 970 2, 545 2, 644 5, 893 6, 502
(c) English boob rcgiatercd for ad in-
terim copyright .............. 713 683 595 1, 571 2, 235
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Total .......................... 98, 779 100, 357 95, 416 103, 319 97, 059
B Puiodicala ............................ 116, 680 119, 398 108, 374 110, 872 110.258
C Lectures, .4umona, etc .................. 972 1, 263 1, 036 1, 008 693
D Dramatic or dramatico-musical compasi-
tions ............................... 7, 056 6, 659 5, 720 4, 969 4, 604
E Musical compositions ................... 79, 428 85, 359 58, 087 65, 791 60, 665
F M a p ................................ 3, 526 2, 855 4, 627 3, 273 4, 037
G Worb of art, models or d&gnr .......... 5, 454 5, 055 4, 349 5, 904 5, 034
H Reproductions of work of art ............ 1, 064 609 469 620 872
I Drawings or plastic worb of a scientific or
technical character ................... 3, 014 2, 336 1, 603 1, 947 1, 484
J Photographs .......................... 2, 982 2, 945 1, 891 1, 939 1, 302
KK F'riitr, labela and pictorial illustrationr .... 31, 848 34, 563 35, 577 35, 233 31, 095
&K
L Motion-picture photoplays .............. 1, 312 1, 254 1, 330 1, 528 1, 663
M Motion pictw- not photoplap .......... 2, 741 1, 914 2, 111 2, 141 2, 461
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Total ..........................354, 856 364, 567 320, 590 338, 544 321, 227
REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS. 1951 11
REOISIRA'IION BY SUBJECT U A m R CLASSES FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 1917 TO 111. INCLUSXVB

Class Subject matter of copyright 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951

.
...
.
A Books:
(a) Printed in the United Stata:
Boob proper .................. 9;903 9, 786 10, 254 11, 323 11, 272
Pamphlets, ledeta, etc .......... 34, 940 35, 797 33, 929 34, 383 31, 199
Contributions to newspapers and
periodicals ................ 4, 400 5, 963 4, 140 4, 438 3, 408
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Total ...................... 49, 243 51, 546 48, 323 50, 144 45, 879
(b) Printed abroad in a foreign lan-
guage ...................... 3, 970 2, 545 2, 644 3, 710 3, 536
(c) Engliuh books rcgiatercd for ad
interim copyright ............ 712 683 595 1, 040 1, 118
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Total .......................... 53, 925 54, 774 51, 562 54, 894 50, 533
B Periodicals (numtcn) .................. 58, 340 59, 699 54, 163 55, 436 55, 129
C Lecturca, camonr, addrcaecd ............. 972 1, 263 1, 036 1, 007 693
D Dramatic or dramatico-musical compo-
sition8 .............................. 6, 456 6, 128 5, 159 4, 427 3, 992
E Musical cornpitiom ................... 68, 709 72, 339 48, 210 52, 309 48, 319
F Maps ................................ 1, 779 1, 456 2, 314 1, 638 1, 992
G Works of art, models or designs.. ........ 4, 044 3, 938 3, 281 4, 013 3, 428
H Reproductioru of works of art ............ 540 309 239 326 453
I Drawings or plastic works of a scientific or
technical charactu ................... 2, 147 1, 619 1, 063 1, 316 953
J Photcgraphs .......................... 1, 838 1, 844 1, 134 1, 143 770
KK Commercial prints and labels ............ 9, 674 10, 619 13, 233 13, 320 11, 981
K .......... 6, 506
Printa and pictorial illustrations 6, 686 4, 358 4, 309 3, 590
L Motion~picturephotoplaya.. ............ 666 632 667 782 835
M Motion pictum not photoplaya .......... 1, 418 999 1, 096 1, 113 1, 314
RR Renewals of commercial printr and lab& . . 21 20 ........................
R RcnewalsofaUdassa .................. 13, 180
13, 675 14, 531 16, 372
15, 796
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Total ........................ 230, 215 238, 121 201, 190 210, 564 200.354
 12 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS. 1951
SUMMARY OF COPYRIGHT BUSINESS. FISCAL YEAR I951
Balance on hand July 1. 1950 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $161.259.95
Groes receipts July 1. 1950. to June 30. 1951 ..................................... 847.399 . 13
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Total to be accounted for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.008.659.08
. Refunded ....................................................... $ 35.431.91
Checks returned unpaid ......................................... 468 50 .
Deposited as earned fees .......................................... 807.673.50
Balance carried over to July 1. 1951:
Fees earned in June 1951 but not deposited until July 1951 $64,240.00 .
Unfinished business balance ......................... 17.246.65
Deposit accounts balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83.598.52
165,085.17
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1.008. 659 08

Fees Applied
Registrations for prints and labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11. 981 at 6.00 71.886.00
Registrations for published works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..122. 337 at 4.00 489. 348.00
Registrations for unpublished works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41. 061 at 4.00 164.244.00
Registrations for renewals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16. 371 at 2.00 32.742.00
Registrations for renewals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 1 at 1.00 1.00

Total number of registrations ............................ 1 191. 751

Fees for registrations .......................................................... 758,221.00
Fees for recording assignments ...................................... $19.206 50 .
Fees for indexing transfers of proprietorship ........................... 6.834.00
Fees for notices of user recorded .................................... 2.702.00
Fees for certified documents ........................................ 2.325.00
Fees for searches made ............................................ 8.672.00
39,739.50

Total fees earned ...................................................... .

797.960 50
1 Excludes 8. 603 registrations made under Public Law 84 .
Respectfully submitted.
ARTHUR FISHER
Register of Copyrights
D C
WASHINGTON. . .
October 15. 1951
R E P O R T O F T H E REGISTER O F COPYRIGHTS, 1951 13
Publications of the Copyright O$ce
NOTE.-Orders for the following publications may be addressed to the Register of Copyrights,
Library of Congress, Washington 25, D. C., accompanied by remittance (postage stamps not accepted-
coin a t sender's risk).
BULLETIN NO. 3. Cloth, 35c.
Copyright Enactments of the United States, 1783-1906. 2d ed. rev., 174 pp. 8'. 1906.
BULLETIN NO. 8. Cloth, 65c.
Copyright in Congress, 1789-1904. A bibliography and chronological record of all proceedings in
Congress in relation to copyright. 468 pp. 8'. 1905.
BULLETIN NO. 14. Paper, 15c.
Copyright Law of the United States of America. (Title 17 of the United States Code.) 1949.
BULLETIN NO. 17. Cloth, 65c.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1909-1914. Second enlarged edition.
vi, 279 pp. 8'. 1928.
BULLETIN NO. 18. Cloth, $1.
Decisions of thc United States courts involving copyright. 1914-1917. ix, 605 pp. 8'. Re-
printed 1938.
BULLETIN NO. 19. Cloth, $1.75.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1918-1924. xi, 477 pp. 8'. Re-
printed 1949.
BULLETIN NO. 20. Cloth, $2.75.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1924-1935. xiii, 947 pp. 8'. Re-
printed 1949.
BULLETIN NO. 21. Cloth, 75c.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1935-1937. vii, 355 pp. 8'. 1938.
BULLETIN NO. 22. Cloth, 75c.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1938-June 1939. vii, 327 pp. 8'.
1939.
BULLETIN NO. 23. Cloth, $1.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1939-1940. vii, 391 pp. 8'. 1943.
BULLETIN NO. 24. Cloth, $2.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1941-1943. ix, 683 pp. 8'. 1944.
BULLETIN NO. 25. Cloth, $1.50.
Dccisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1944-1946. vii, 459 pp. 8'. 1947.
BULLETIN NO. 26. Cloth, $1.75.
Decisions of the United States courts involving copyright. 1947-1948. x, 488 pp. .'8 1949.
CATALOG O F COPYRIGHT ENTRIES, Third Series.
Subscription may be placed to the complete annual set, consisting of the semiannual issues of all of
the parts listed below, for $20. Copies of single issues may also be secured at the price given following
the title in the following list:
Part 1A. Books and Selected Pamphlets, $1.50.
Part 1B. Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, $1.50.
Part 2. Periodicals, $1.
Parts 3 and 4. Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, $1.
Part 5A. Published Music, $1.50.
Part 5B. Unpublished Music, $1.50.
Part 5C. Renewal Registrations, Music, $1.
Part 6. Maps, $0.50.
Parts 7 to 11A. Works of Art, Reproductions of Works of Art, Scientific and Technical Drawings,
Photographic Works, Prints and Pictorial Illustrations, $1.
Part 11B. Commercial Prints and La bels, $1.
Parts 12 and 13. Motion Pictures, $0.50.
14 REPORT OF THE REGISTER OF COPYRIGHTS, 1951

DRAMATIC COMPOSITIONS COPYRIGHTED IN THE UNITED STATES, 1870-1916. Cloth,

$4.
Over 60,000 titla alphabetically arranged, with complete index to authors, proprietors, translators,
etc. 2 vob. v, 3,547 pp. 4'. 1918.
MOTION PICTURES COPYRIGHTED IN THE UNITED STATES, 1912-1939. Cloth, $18.
Describw over 50,000 motion pictures; alphabetically arranged by title, with index to authors,
claimants, producing and diitributing agencies. Approx. 1,265 pp. 1951.
REGULATIONS OF THE COWRIGHT OFFICE. Free.
Code of Federal Regulationr, Title 37, Chapter I1 2 pp.