Whereas  by  a  Proclamation  of  the  President  of  the
United  States  of  America,  dated  the  9th  April,  1910,  the
benefits  of  the  United  States  Act  of  1909,  entitled  "An
Act  to  Amend  and  Consolidate  the  Acts  respecting  Copy-
right," were  extended  to  the  subjects  of  Great  Britain
and  her  possessions,  but  no  provision  was  made  therein
for  the  protection  of  the  musical  works  of  British
subjects  against  reproduction  by  means  of  mechanical
contrivances :

And  whereas  His  Majesty  is  advised  that  the  Govern-
ment of  the  United  States  of  America  has  undertaken,
ui)on  the  issue  of  this  Order,  to  grant  such  protection
to  the  nmsical  works  of  British  subjects:

And  whereas  by  reason  of  these  premises  His  Majesty
is  satisfied  that  the  Government  of  the  United  States  of
America  has  made,  or  has  undertaken  to  make,  such  pro-
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vision  as  it  is  expedient  to  rctjuire  for  tiie  protection  of
works  entitled  to  copyright  under  the  provisions  of  Part
I  of  the  Copyri^lit  Act,  1911:

And  whereas  by  the  Copyright  Act,  I'JII,  autliority  is
conferred  upon  His  Majesty  to  extend,  by  Order  in  Coun-
cil, the  protection  of  the  said  Act  to  certain  classes  of
foreign  works  within  any  part  of  His  Majesty's  Dominions,
other  than  self-governing  dominions,  to  which  the  said
Act  extends :

And  whereas  it  is  desirable  to  provide  protection  within
the  said  dominions  for  the  unpublished  works  of  citizens
of  the  United  States  of  America:

Now,  therefore,  His  Majesty,  by  and  with  the  advice
of  His  Privy  Council,  and  by  virtue  of  the  authority  con-
ferred upon  him  by  the  Copyright  Act,  1911,  is  pleased
to  order,  and  it  is  hereby  ordered,  as  follows: —

1.  The  Copyright  Act,  1911,  including  the  provisions
as  to  existing  works,  shall,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  the
said  Act  and  of  this  Order,  apply —

(a)  to  literary,  dramatic,  musical  and  artistic  works
the  authors  whereof  were  at  the  time  of  the  making
of  the  works  Citizens  of  the  United  States  of  America,
in  like  manner  as  if  the  authors  had  been  British  Sub-
jects:

(b)  in  respect  of  residence  in  the  United  States  of
America,  in  like  manner  as  if  such  R\sidence  had  been
residence  in  the  jiarts  of  His  Majesty's  dominions  to
which  the  said  Act  extends.
