COPYRIGHT in Designs for Manufactures. Mr Emerson Tennant's act, 5th and 6th Victoria, cap. 100, gives to the proprietors of designs for manufactured goods not previously published, the sole right of applying them to articles of the following descriptions for three years:—
Articles of manufacture composed wholly or chiefly of Metals, of Wood, of Glass, or of Earthenware—Paper-hangings, and Carpets.
Shawls, when the design is not applied by printing.
Woven fabrics of linen, cotton, wool, silk, or hair, or of a mixture of these coming within the description of what is technically called furnitures; if the design be applied by printing, or by any other process, the repeat of the design being more than twelve inches by eight.
It also gives to the proprietors the sole right of applying the design to the following articles for nine months:—
1st, Shawls, where the design is applied solely by printing, or by any other process by which colours may be produced upon textile fabrics.
2d, Yarn thread, or warp, where the design is applied by printing, or by any other process by which colours may be produced.
3d, Woven fabrics composed of linen, cotton, wool, silk, or hair, or of a mixture of these, if the design be applied by printing, or by any other process by which colours are produced upon textile fabrics.
The sole right of applying them is granted for twelve months to the proprietors of designs. For woven fabrics, lace, and any other article of manufacture not comprised in any of the preceding classes, whether such design be applicable for the pattern, the shape, or ornament, or be produced by printing, painting, weaving, modelling, or
any other means whatsoever, manual, mechanical, or chemical.
Piracy is punished by a penalty of not less than £5, or more than £30, payable to the proprietor of the design, to be recovered by an action for debt or damages, or by summary proceedings before two justices; but the benefits of copyright can only be acquired by having the designs registered before publication.