This folder contains correspondence and other documents relating to copyright matters involving Edison and the Edison companies. Included are items pertaining to copyright legislation; the practice of obtaining copyrights on films, film scenarios, and recordings; and a copyright dispute involving an Edison film entitled The Star of Bethlehem.

Approximately 70 percent of the documents have been selected. The items not selected include correspondence with the U.S. Post Office regarding a registered letter to the Librarian of Congress and documents that duplicate information in selected material.