reason" and the rest of line 11 and lines 12 and 13.
It is plain that these words in the bill leave an open door for
free publication which brings a work within the public domain, and
subsequent monopoly of the work upon a mere allegation of error.
The Librarian has not the facilities or legal machinery to try
such question of error, and it should be left to the courts to
determine whether there has been an error or omission, and whether
by reason thereof any condition precedent for a valid copyright
has been left unperformed.
Page 12, line 13, the words "bulk of the" should be stricken out.
These words are uncertain and would allow the proprietor to omit
the notice from 49 per cent of the edition. This would clearly
amount to insufficient notice to the public and could be made the
instrument of fraud. Line 14 and the remainder of the section are
entirely sufficient for the purpose without the words "bulk of
the."