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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | Saxon Copyright Act, Dresden (1844) Source: Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte Frankfurt / Main Dt 9 Ak 9 Citation: Saxon Copyright Act (1844), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: d_1844 Full title Saxon Law on the protection of rights to literary products and works of art; promulgated on 22 February 1844. Full title original language Gesetz, den Schutz der litterarischen Erzeugnisse und Werken der Kunst betreffend Abstract The Act of 1844 replaced all earlier Saxon statutes and decrees on copyright. Because of Leipzig's importance as a trading and printing centre, Saxonian copyright legislation was relevant to many German authors, publishers and booksellers. The strong bearing of publishers on Saxon legislation can be seen from the reciprocity provisions that helped to strengthen the predominant position of local publishers and printers. The Saxonian Copyright Act was not as modern as the Prussian Act of 1837 and was to serve the needs of publishers and the book industry, rather than establishing general authors' rights for writers, composers and artists. The Federal Resolution of 1837 (d_1837b) was implemented in the 1844 Act, but not the performance rights directive of 1841 (Bundesbeschluß vom 22. April 1841), although the latter had officially come into force after its publication in the Saxon Code of Law. The traditional registration formalities (cf. d_1773) were retained and the title refers to "literary products" (literarische Erzeugnisse), thus avoiding the modern, abstract term of "works" which could encompass different forms of exploitation. The commentary focusses on the sophisticated Saxonian reciprocity provisions. Bibliography Meinert, Franz Wilhelm, "Das königlich-sächsische Gesetz vom 22. Februar 1844 zum Schutz der Rechte an literarischen Erzeugnissen und Werken der Kunst mit kritisch-exegetischen Erläuterungen" (Leipzig: Teubner, 1844) Wächter, Oscar von, "Das Verlagsrecht" (Stuttgart: Cotta 1857) Related documents in this database Author Frederick Augustus II Publisher Meinhold and Sons Location Dresden Year 1844 Language German Source Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte Frankfurt / Main Dt 9 Ak 9 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Frederick Augustus II (1797-1854) Könneritz, Julius Traugott von (1831-1846) Nostitz und Jänckendorf, Eduard Gottlob von (1843-1844) Persons referred to in commentary Meinert, Franz Wilhelm (fl.1844) Wächter, Oscar von (1825-1902) Places referred to Dresden Leipzig Saxony Places referred to in commentary Leipzig Saxony Legislation referred to Saxonian Copyright Act 1844 Saxon Criminal Code Legislation referred to in commentary Saxonian Statute (1773), on regulation of the book trade Prussian Copyright Act 1837 Directive of reciprocal protection within the German Confederation (1837) Saxonian Copyright Act 1844 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Books Commission (Leipzig) Church Consistory of Leipzig Leipzig City Council Leipzig Commercial Court Saxon Ministry of the Interior Saxon Ministry of Justice Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words anonymous works authenticity books, protected subject matter compilation contract deposit drawings, protected subject matter duration duration, post mortem term engravings, protected subject matter licensing music, protected subject matter music publishing paintings, protected subject matter penalties, paid to fiscal authorities penalties, paid to publisher(s) privileges, Saxon property theory, publishers' property public domain public good reciprocity registration reprints sculpture, protected subject matter serialisation societies, copyright transferability Responsible editor Friedemann Kawohl Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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