UNITED STATES CODE, 1909 467
and any failure to file such notice shall be a complete defense to any suit, action, or proceeding for any infringement of such copyright.
Failure to pay royalties
In case of the failure of such manufacturer to pay to
copyright proprietor within thirty days after demand in pay
writing the full sum of royalties due at said rate at the date
of such demand the court may award taxable costs to the
plaintiff and a reasonable counsel fee, and the court may,
in its discretion, enter judgment therein for any sum in addition over the amount found to be due as royalty in accordance with the terms of this Act, not exceeding three
times such amount.
Reproduction of music on coin-operated machines The reproduction or rendition of a musical composition by or upon coin-operated machines shall not be deemed a public performance for profit unless a fee is charged for admission to the place where such reproduction or rendition occurs.
Right at common law or in equity Sec. 2. That nothing in this Act shall be construed to annul or limit the right of the author or proprietor of an common law unpublished work, at common law or in equity, to prevent the copying, publication, or use of such unpublished work without his consent, and to obtain damages therefor.
Component parts of copyrightable work Sec. 3. That the copyright provided by this Act shall protect all the copyrightable component parts of the work copyrighted, and all matter therein in which copyright is already subsisting, but without extending the duration or scope of such copyright. Composite works or Periodicals The copyright upon composite works or periodicals shall give to the proprietor thereof all the rights in respect thereto which he would have if each part were individually copyrighted under this Act.
Works protected Sec. 4. That the works for which copyright may be secured under this Act shall include all the writings of an author.
Classification of copyright works Sec. 5. That the application for registration shall specify to which of the following classes the work in which copyright is claimed belongs:
(a) Books, including composite and cyclopaedic works, directories, gazetteers, and other compilations;
(b) Periodicals, including newspapers;
