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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:  | | Sieyès' report, Paris (1790) Source: Histoire parlementaire de la Révolution française, par B.-J.- Buchez et P.-Roux, tome quatrième, Bibliothèque Universitaire de Poitiers, 273 Citation: Sieyès' report (1834), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: f_1790 Full title Report of M. the Abbé Sieyès on the freedom of the press, and the bill against offences which can be committed by means of printing, and by the publication of writings and engravings Full title original language Rapport de M. l'abbé Sieyès sur la liberté de la presse, et projet de loi contre les délits qui peuvent se commettre par la voie de l'impression, et par la publication des écrits et des gravures Abstract A draft law for the organisation and regulation of the book market - the first such bill in France to invoke author's rights - was presented to the Constitutional Committee in January 1790 by the Abbé Sieyès, the famous statesman and deputy of the Third Estate. Literary property, which seems to have been relegated to a secondary place in this draft, was only guaranteed for very short terms of protection, since it had to be subordinated to the crucial consideration of public interest in this revolutionary period. Although the bill was not passed, it has nevertheless been interpreted as reflecting - along the same lines as Condorcet (f_1776a), albeit in the context of the Revolution - a truly liberal current in French copyright discourse at the expense of Romantic notions of the author and his work. In a way it was also a further defence of the provincial booksellers' cause, which had been bolstered by the initial revolutionary debates. In reality, Sieyès's draft law, as its very title suggested, was above all concerned with "the offences which can be committed by means of printing". Furthermore, the proposed law was officially intended to be in force for a period of just two years, in contrast to François Hell's bill (f_1791a), which would be submitted a few months later. Bibliography N/A Related documents in this database Author Emmanuel Joseph Sieyès (1748-1836) Publisher Buchez et Roux Location Paris Year 1834 Language French Source Histoire parlementaire de la Révolution française, par B.-J.- Buchez et P.-Roux, tome quatrième, Bibliothèque Universitaire de Poitiers, 273 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph Comte (1748-1836) Persons referred to in commentary Condorcet, Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de (1743-1794) Hell, François (d.1792) Sieyès, Emmanuel Joseph Comte (1748-1836) Places referred to Athens Europe France Rome Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to Draft law against offences which can be committed by way of printing and by the publication of writings and engravings Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Bureau for the Poor Institutions referred to in commentary Constitutional Committee of the French National Assembly Key words book trade counterfeit dramatic works, protected subject matter engravings Enlightenment, the foreign reprints French Revolution inheritability music publishing music, protected subject matter natural rights penalties privileges transferability 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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