U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York July 1, 1876 (Carillo v. Shook)

JOHNSON, Circuit Judge.

In the case of Boucicault v. Hart [Case No. 1,692] Mr. Justice Hunt, in June, 1S75, decided that to secure a copyright of a book, or a dramatic composition, the work must be published within a reasonable time after the filing of the title page, and that two copies must then be delivered to the librarian of congress, as required by law.