Item: The Copyright Act

Digitized page of Canadian Illustrated News for Image No.: 62606
Title:
The Copyright Act
Artist:
Pranishnikoff, J., Act. 1873-1879
Date:
1875-03-20
Description:
A cartoon depicting a typesetter at a publishing company who has his hands caught in shackles named "duty paper 17 %" and "English authors 12 %" while reading a sheet that states "American books admitted at 5 %".
Pagination:
vol.XI, no. 12. 177
Subject:
Date:
1875-03-20
Remark:
Typo: Remove these weights and give me the same chance as the American printer, and I will soon knock him into Pi. But I can't make a living if you give him all the "fat", and tax me to death.
Item Number:
1820
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