of the lecturing right in a lecture to bring actions or suits or institute proceedings for infringements of his lecturing right. 75. Delivery of books to registrar.- (1.) Every person Deposit applying for the registration of the copyright in any book shall deliver to the Registrar two copies of the whole book with all maps and illustrations belonging thereto, finished and coloured in the same manner as the best copies of the book are published and bound, sewed, or stitched together, and on the best paper on which the book is printed. (2.) Every person applying for the registration of the copyright in any work of art shall deliver to the Registrar one copy of the work of art or a photograph of it. (3.) The Registrar shall refuse to register the copyright in any book or work of art until subsections (1) and (2) of this section have been complied with. (4.) One copy of each book delivered to the Registrar in pursuance of this section shall be forwarded by him to the librarian of the Parliament, and the other copy shall be retained by the Registrar, until otherwise prescribed. 112. 76. False representation to registrar. Patents Act, 1903, s. False repre- No person shall wilfully make any false statement sentation or representation to deceive the Registrar or any officer in the execution of this part of this Act, or to procure or influence the doing or omission of any thing in relation to this part of this Act or any matter thereunder. Penalty: Three years' imprisonment. PART VIII. MISCELLANEOUS 77. Provision against suppression of books. If the Gov- Suppression ernor-General is satisfied that the owner of the copyright of books in any book, or of the performing right in any dramatic work or musical work, or of the lecturing right in any lecture, has refused, after the death of the author, to republish or allow republication of the book, or the public performance of the dramatic or musical work, or the publication as a book of the lecture, and that by reason thereof the book, dramatic work, musical work, or lecture is withheld from the public, he may grant any person applying for Award of costs Regulations it a licence to republish the book, or to perform the dra matic work, or musical work, or to publish the lecture as book, in such manner and subject to such conditions a to the Governor-General seem fit. 78. Power to award costs. In any action or proceedin taken in any court under this Act, the court shall hav power to award costs at its discretion. 79. Regulations. - The Governor-General may mak regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing a matters which by this Act are required or permitted to b prescribed, or which are necessary or convenient to be pre scribed for giving effect to this Act, or for the conduct o any business relating to the Copyrights Office. III INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT UNION: CON VENTIONS 9. BERNE CONVENTION, 1886, with Paris amendments, 1896, in italics [omissions bracketed]. ARTICLE I The contracting States are constituted into an Union for the protection of the rights of authors over their literary and artistic works. ARTICLE IV The expression "literary and artistic works" comprehends books, pamphlets, and all other writings; dramatic or dramatico-musical works, musical compositions with or without words; works of design, painting, sculpture, and engraving; lithographs, illustrations, geographical charts; plans, sketches, and plastic works relative to geography, topography, architecture, or science in general; in fact, every production whatsoever in the literary, scientific, or artistic domain which can be published by any mode of impression or reproduction. works" The expression "literary Definition of and artistic works" in- "literary and cludes all productions in artistic the literary, scientific or artistic domain, whatever the mode or form of reproduction, such as: books, pamphlets and other writings; dramatic or dramatico-musical works; choregraphic works and pantomimes, the stage directions ("mise en scène") of which are fixed in writing or otherwise; musical compositions with or without words; drawings, paintings, works of architecture and sculpture; engravings and lithographs; illustrations; geo Choregraphic works protected Translations, arrangements, and adaptations protected PROTOCOL 2. As regards Article IX, it is agreed that those countries of the Union whose legislation implicitly includes choregraphic works amongst dramatico-musical works, expressly admit the former works to the benefits of the Convention concluded this day. It is, however, understood that questions which may arise on the application of this clause shall rest within the competence of the respective tribunals to decide. ARTICLE VI Authorized translations are protected as original works. They consequently enjoy the protection stipulated in Articles II and III as regards their unauthorized reproduction in the countries of the Union. graphical charts; plans, sketches and plastic works relating to geography, topography, architecture, or the sciences. Translations, adaptations, arrangements of music and other reproductions transformed from a literary or artistic work, as well as compilations from different works, are protected as original works without preju It is understood that, in the case of a work for which the translating right has fallen into the public domain, the translator cannot oppose the translation of the same work by other writers. PROTOCOL 1. As regards Article IV, it is agreed [that those countries of the Union where the character of artistic works is not refused to photographs, engage to admit them to the benefits of the Convention concluded to-day, from the date of its coming into effect. They are, however, not bound to protect the authors of such works further than is permitted by their own legislation, except in the case of international engagements already existing, or which may hereafter be entered into by them.] PARIS II, I (b.) Photographic works, and those obtained by similar processes, are admitted to the benefit of the provisions of these acts, in so far as the |