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French Literary and Artistic Property Act, Paris (1793)

Source: Archives nationales : BB/34/1/46 (document conservé aux Archives nationales, Paris)

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French Literary and Artistic Property Act, Paris (1793), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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to confiscate and requisition for the benefit of the
authors, composers, painters, draughtsmen and others concerned,
and of their heirs or transferees, all copies of
publications which have been printed or engraved without
the formal written permission of their authors.

Article 4.

      Counterfeiters shall be required to pay the true owner
of the work a sum equal to the cost of 3000 copies of the
original edition.

Article 5.

      Vendors of counterfeit editions who are nevertheless
not identified as counterfeiters themselves shall be required
to pay the true owner of the work a sum equal to the cost of
500 copies of the original edition.

Article 6.

      Any citizen who produces a work of literature or engraving,
of whatever genre, shall be required to deposit two copies with
the National Library or the Cabinet des Estampes of the Republic,
in return for a receipt signed by the library; those who fail to
do so shall not have standing to bring legal proceedings against
counterfeiters.

Article 7.

      The heirs of authors of works of literature or of engravings,
or of any other production of the mind or of genius

    


confisquer à la réquisition et au profit des auteurs,
compositeurs peintres ou dessinateurs et autres,
leurs héritiers ou cessionnaires, tous les exemplaires
des éditions imprimées ou gravées sans la permission
formelle par écrit des auteurs.

Art. 4.

      Tout contrefacteur sera tenu de payer
au véritable propriétaire une somme équivalente
au prix de trois mille exemplaires de l'édition
originale.

Art. 5.

      Tout débitant d'édition contrefaite, s'il n'est
pas reconnu contrefacteur, sera tenu de payer au
véritable propriétaire une somme équivalente
au prix de cinq cents exemplaires de l'édition
originale.

Art. 6.

      Tout citoyen qui mettra au jour un ouvrage,
soit de littérature ou de gravure, dans quelque
genre que ce soit, sera obligé d'en déposer deux
exemplaires à la Bibliothèque nationale ou au
cabinet des estampes de la République, dont il
recevra un reçu signé par la bibliothèque; faute
de quoi, il ne pourra être admis en justice pour
la poursuite des contrefacteurs.

Art. 7.

      Les héritiers de l'auteur d'un ouvrage de
littérature ou de gravure, ou de toutes autres
productions de l'esprit ou du génie, qui

    

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