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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:  | | Crébillon case, Paris (1749) Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France : Mss. Fr. 22072 n°112 Citation: Crébillon case (1749), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: f_1749 Full title Decree of the King's Council of State, in favour of M. de Crébillon, author of the tragedy of Catilina, which rules that the products of the intellect are in no way on a par with seizable effects. 21 March 1749. Full title original language Arrest du Conseil d'Estat du Roy, en faveur du Sieur de Crébillon, Auteur de la tragédie de Catilina, Qui juge que les productions de l'Esprit ne sont point au rang des Effets Saisissables. Du 21 Mars 1749. Abstract In the Crébillon case the King's Council of State ruled on 27 March, 1749, that the fruits accruing from literary works are not seizable. This decision has been interpreted by some as the recognition of the specific nature of the bond tying an author to his work, and indeed it does represent an important stage in the legal protection of the author's interests, in particular, those that have to do with the remuneration of his work. Nevertheless, despite the fact that this latter point was accepted at the time, one can clearly also see that Crébillon had to concentrate a significant part of his plea on how it was in the public's interest for authors not to be subject to such acts of seizure. There is no doubt that because of this a somewhat subtler interpretation of the Council of State's judgement in this case is called for. Bibliography N/A Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher Prault Location Paris Year 1749 Language French Source Bibliothèque nationale de France : Mss. Fr. 22072 n°112 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Codet, Sylvain (fl.1749) Crébillon, Prosper Jolyot de (1674-1762) Louis XV (1710-1774) Phélypeaux, Louis, Duc de La Vrillière (1705-1777) Prault, Laurent-François (1712-1780) Prault, Pierre (fl.1749) Persons referred to in commentary d'Anville, Jean Baptiste Bourguignon, Sieur (1697-1782) Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de (1743-1794) Courtin, Claude Christophe (fl.1759-1770) Crébillon, Prosper Jolyot de (1674-1762) Desaint, Jean (d.1776) Diderot, Denis (1713-1784) Gaultier de Biauzat, Jean-François (1739-1815) Héricourt, Louis d' (1687-1752) Linguet, Simon Nicolas Henri (1736-1794) Luneau de Boisjermain, Pierre-Joseph-Francois (1732-1801) Malesherbes, Chrétien Guillaume de Lamoignon de (1721-1794) Pellison-Fontanier, Paul (1624-1693) Prault, Laurent-François (1712-1780) Renouard, Augustin-Charles (1794-1878) Vaugelas, Claude Favre de (1585-1650) Places referred to Paris Versailles Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary French Copyright Act 1793 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary Luneau de Boisjermain v. Parisian Guild of Booksellers (1678-1679) Pope v. Curl (1741) 2 Atk. 342 Affaire des Demoiselles de La Fontaine (1761) Institutions referred to Académie française Comédie-Française King's Council of State (France) Institutions referred to in commentary Académie française Châtelet (Provostship of Paris) Comédie-Française King's Council of State (France) Parisian Guild of Booksellers and Printers Provostship of Paris Key words authors' remuneration creativity dramatic works, protected subject matter penalties, paid to author(s) property theory property theory, authors' property public performance utility Responsible editor Frédéric Rideau 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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