More than a century ago, with a new copyright code set to go into effect on July 1, 1909, The Publishers Weekly devoted nearly four pages to describing the intricacies of the updated plan. The code was particularly interested in trying to iron out copyright differences among the major book publishing countries.

For the complete article in the Publishers Weekly archive, go to publishersweekly.com/may-1-1909.

From the Archive: May 1, 1909 by Publishers Weekly