Revision of the Copyright Law

something they would otherwise be free to do, the right to prohibit thenm from copying and distributing material which has been published. A patent constitutes a truer analogy. In common law, if an invention can be used and still kept secret by the Those who introduced the medical research bill had to make a hard decision not to accept a compromiiise ot the original specifications, including an amendcment which would have put its adnministration into the Departmiient of Agriculture. The original bill finally passed both chamiibers, with overwhelmiing support. The Governor signed it into law on 4 April. The outstanding lesson of the effort to enact this bill was that, when there is adequate public discussion of the issues, an informled electorate can conince leizislators that the use of animlals in mledical research is essential and should be supported. Similar legislation in other states would mlake coImlpletelVLunnecessary any additional federal legislation restricting the usc of animials in research. MICHAEL HUME Yale Utih'er.sitv Scliool of Medicitc, 3-33 Cedlar Street,