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T is a matter of great regret to the editors of Form that a confusion of responsibilities led to a misunder-
standing of the exact conditions of Mr. Yeats’ copyright in his poems published in the first number,
and to the consequent infringement of American copyright in them held by the magazine POETRY,
published monthly in Chicago. POETRY, which printed these poems in February, 1916, owned the
American serial rights, and Form, being an international quarterly, could not legally sell its first issue in
America except through arrangement with the editor of POETRY. This necessary consent was not
obtained. The editors and publishers of Form feel that tfie forbearance of the editors of POETRY in
their rights under the law of copyright evinced good feeling and kindness of the highest order, of
thoroughly recognisant.
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which we are
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T is a matter of great regret to the editors of Form that a confusion of responsibilities led to a misunder-
standing of the exact conditions of Mr. Yeats’ copyright in his poems published in the first number,
and to the consequent infringement of American copyright in them held by the magazine POETRY,
published monthly in Chicago. POETRY, which printed these poems in February, 1916, owned the
American serial rights, and Form, being an international quarterly, could not legally sell its first issue in
America except through arrangement with the editor of POETRY. This necessary consent was not
obtained. The editors and publishers of Form feel that tfie forbearance of the editors of POETRY in
their rights under the law of copyright evinced good feeling and kindness of the highest order, of
thoroughly recognisant.
T , Qjyx CEs 12c