This book contains transcripts of the hearings held by the Committees on Patents of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the Copyright Act of 1906. The hearings included testimony from authors, publishers, and other stakeholders in the book industry, and provide a detailed account of the debates and controversies surrounding copyright law at the turn of the 20th century. A must-read for legal scholars and anyone interested in the history of intellectual property law. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.