The
Manufacturing clause is a
clauseIn grammar, a clause is a pair or group of words that consist of a subject and a predicate, although in some languages and some types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly as a noun phrase. It may instead be marked on the verb...
specifically stating that all copies of a work must be printed or otherwise produced domestically, even if the
copyrightCopyright is a form of intellectual property that gives the author of an original work exclusive right for a certain time period in relation to that work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation, after which time the work is said to enter the public domain...
was held by a foreigner. This was a feature of the International Copyright Act of 1891, covering books,
mapsMaps is the plural of map, a visual representation of an area.As an acronym, MAPS may refer to:* Mail Abuse Prevention System* Manx Aviation Preservation Society...
, photographs, and lithographs. Its extension to all other media was proposed in the 1897
Treloar Copyright BillThe Treloar Copyright Bill was a revision of the United States copyright laws introduced February 13, 1896, in the first session of the 54th United States Congress as House of Representatives Bill No. 5976 by Missouri 9th District Representative William M. Treloar. The bill was then extensively...
, which failed in committee. The manufacturing clause did not expire until 1986, keeping the US out of the
Berne ConventionThe Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland in 1886.- History :...
until 1989.
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The
Manufacturing clause is a
clauseIn grammar, a clause is a pair or group of words that consist of a subject and a predicate, although in some languages and some types of clauses, the subject may not appear explicitly as a noun phrase. It may instead be marked on the verb...
specifically stating that all copies of a work must be printed or otherwise produced domestically, even if the
copyrightCopyright is a form of intellectual property that gives the author of an original work exclusive right for a certain time period in relation to that work, including its publication, distribution and adaptation, after which time the work is said to enter the public domain...
was held by a foreigner. This was a feature of the International Copyright Act of 1891, covering books,
mapsMaps is the plural of map, a visual representation of an area.As an acronym, MAPS may refer to:* Mail Abuse Prevention System* Manx Aviation Preservation Society...
, photographs, and lithographs. Its extension to all other media was proposed in the 1897
Treloar Copyright BillThe Treloar Copyright Bill was a revision of the United States copyright laws introduced February 13, 1896, in the first session of the 54th United States Congress as House of Representatives Bill No. 5976 by Missouri 9th District Representative William M. Treloar. The bill was then extensively...
, which failed in committee. The manufacturing clause did not expire until 1986, keeping the US out of the
Berne ConventionThe Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works, usually known as the Berne Convention, is an international agreement governing copyright, which was first accepted in Berne, Switzerland in 1886.- History :...
until 1989.