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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:  | | French Decree on Musical Publications, Paris (1786) Source: Archives nationales : AD 1075 (document conservé aux Archives nationales, Paris). Citation: French Decree on Musical Publications (1786), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: f_1786 Full title Decree of the King's Privy Council of State, establishing a Stamp Office for Music. Issued on 15 September 1786. Full title original language Arrêt du Conseil d'Etat du Roi, Qui établit un Bureau de Timbre pour la Musique. Du 15 Septembre 1786. Abstract In a context where the market for printed sheet music had been dominated, ever since the mid-16th century, by the privileges of the Ballard family, no specific regulations had been issued in this matter by the authorities. Thus, the Decree of the King's Council of 15 September 1786 was the first act of royal legislation under the ancien régime to cover music. In addition to creating a Stamp Office for Music, the Decree established the protection of musical works on the same footing as that of literary works. Coming as it did nine years after the important decrees of 30 August 1777, it confirmed in this sense the specificity of publication privileges, namely as favours "based upon justice", granted in order to protect their holders' "property rights" against counterfeit. Bibliography N/A Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher Royal Print Location Paris Year 1786 Language French Source Archives nationales : AD 1075 (document conservé aux Archives nationales, Paris). Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Louis XVI (1754-1793) Knapen, André François (c.1728-c.1802) Cailleau, André-Charles (1731-1798) Nyon, Jean-Luc, Jr. (fl.1762) Delalain, Nicolas-Augustin, Sr. (c.1735-c.1807) Mérigot, Jacques (fl.1750-1785) Persons referred to in commentary Ballard, Robert I (d.1588) Places referred to Paris Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to French Decree on Music Publications 1786 Legislation referred to in commentary Decree of the King's Council on the duration of privileges (1777) French Decree on Music Publications 1786 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Chambre syndicale des libraires et imprimeurs (Paris) King's Council of State (France) Parisian Guild of Booksellers and Printers Royal School of Declamation & Song (Paris) Stamp Office for Music (Paris) Institutions referred to in commentary King's Council of State (France) Stamp Office for Music (Paris) Key words engravings, protected subject matter music publishing music, protected subject matter counterfeit 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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