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Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: d_1794a Full title Contract of 28 May 1794 between Friedrich Schiller and his publisher Johann Friedrich Cotta, regarding the authors' and editors' rights in their contributions to the new journal "Die Horen" Full title original language N/A Abstract A sophisticated contract between Friedrich Schiller and the Tübingen (Württemberg) based publisher Johann Friedrich Cotta that looks like a copyright contract, but is in effect a bilateral agreement. There was no statutory copyright protection in any German lands before the Prussian Statute Book of 1794 (see d_1794), and the state of Württemberg in particular was notorious for its reprinting industry. The contract concerns the publishing arrangements for the subscription journal Horen. Edited by Schiller from 1795-1797, Horen is now recognised as one of the most important periodicals of the German enlightenment. Apart from Schiller, contributors included Goethe, Fichte, Herder, Wilhelm von Humboldt and Karl Ludwig Woltmann. The commentary discusses the conceptual relationship between copyright and contracts, focussing on the copyright-like features of the Horen contract which include advances, royalties, options, and even what would now be termed a moral rights clause. Clause (5) reserves the right of the author to make modifications. Clause (8) provides that an essay submitted to the journal may not be re-printed elsewhere until the end of four years after the publication in Horen. Clause (9) secures an option to the publisher on all future writings of the editorial board, provided that they are not already contracted elsewhere. Clause (15) promises a royalty to the editors of one third of profits on sales beyond 2000 copies. The commentary also reviews Schiller"s professional life as one of the first German free-lance authors (in particular with respect to the importance of the subscription business model in a non-copyright environment). Some aesthetic innovations of Horen are discussed, such as the role of the editorial board and peer review. Bibliography The complete volumes of Horen are digitised by the Journals of the Enlightenment Project at Bielefeld University (http://www.ub.uni-bielefeld.de/diglib/aufklaerung/). Füssel, Stephan, Schiller und seine Verleger (Frankfurt: Insel, 2005). Schulz, Gunter, Schillers Horen. Politik und Erziehung: Analyse einer deutschen Zeitschrift (Heidelberg: Quelle & Meyer, 1960). Weber, Peter, Schillers "Horen" -- ein zeitgerechtes Journal? Aspekte publizistischer Strategien im ausgehenden 18. Jahrhundert pp. 451-463 in: Helmut Brandt (ed.), Friedrich Schiller (Berlin, Weimar 1987). Related documents in this database Author Schiller and Cotta Publisher unpublished Location Jena / Tübingen Year 1794 Language German Source MS in the German Literature Archive (DLA) Schiller National Museum in Marbach, Cotta archive. A transcription has been published in: Stephan Füssel, Schiller und seine Verleger (Frankfurt: Insel, 2005), 324-327 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Cotta, Johann Friedrich (1764-1832) Schiller, Friedrich (1759-1805) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to Jena Tübingen Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to N/A Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words anonymous works author/publisher relations authors' remuneration contract defamation incentives renewal royalty/royalties subscription Responsible editor Friedemann Kawohl, Martin Kretschmer Copyright status Photographic images and scans of public domain documents may be protected under some copyright laws and/or contractual restrictions apply. If you wish to use images of this document in other contexts, please contact the relevant archive (see source). Translation and commentary fall under the project licence (see home page). Photographic images and scans of public domain documents may be protected under some copyright laws and/or contractual restrictions apply. If you wish to use images of this document in other contexts, please contact the relevant archive (see source). Translation and commentary fall under the project licence (see home page). | |||||
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