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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:  | | Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts), London (1690) Source: Cambridge University Library: Keynes W.1.26 Citation: Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts) (1690), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1690 Full title John Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts) Full title original language N/A Abstract Locke's writings on the labour theory of property provided eighteenth century proponents of the concept of copyright at common law (that is, copyright as a natural authorial property right) with a philosophical basis upon which to develop their arguments. The commentary explores the significance of a series of correspondence between John Locke and Edward Clarke, then MP for Taunton, concerning the lapse of the Licensing Act 1662 (uk_1662), and in the run up to the passing of the Statute of Anne 1710 (uk_1710). The commentary argues that, regardless of how Locke's writings on property were subsequently co-opted in the mid-eighteenth century debates as to the nature of copyright, it is doubtful whether Locke himself considered that copyright existed at common law. Bibliography Astbury, R., "The renewal of the Licensing act in 1693 and its Lapse in 1695", The Library, 33 (1978): 296-322 Deazley, R., On the Origin of the Right to Copy: Charting the Movement of Copyright in Eighteenth Century Britain, 1695-1775 (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2004) Feather, J., "From Censorship to Copyright: Aspects of the Government's Role in the English Book Trade 1695-1775". In Books and Society in History. Edited by Carpenter, K.E. (New York and London: Bowker Company, 1983) Rand, B., The Correspondence of John Locke and Edward Clarke (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1927) Treadwell, M., "The stationers and the printing acts at the end of the seventeenth century", in "The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain", vol. IV (1557-1695), ed. by J. Barnard and D.F. McKenzie (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher Amen Corner/Black Swan, Ave Mary Lane Location London Year 1690 Language English Source Cambridge University Library: Keynes W.1.26 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Filmer, Sir Robert (c.1590-1653) Locke, John (1632-1704) Persons referred to in commentary Anderton, William (d.1693) Anne (1665-1714) Bingham, Thomas (b.1933) Blackstone, William (1723-1780) Clarke, Edward (1649/51-1710) Freke, John (1652-1717) Halifax, Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of (1661-1715) Harley, Robert, 1st Earl of Oxford (1661-1724) Jepp, Mary (d.1705) Locke, John (1632-1704) Russell, Edward, 1st Earl of Orford (1653-1727) Sacheverell, Henry (c.1674-1724) Sims, John (fl.1695) Stephens, Robert (fl.1667) Talbot, Charles, 12th Earl and only Duke of Shrewsbury (1660-1718) Tenison, Thomas (1636-1715) William III (1650-1702) Places referred to America England London Spain Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary Licensing Act, 1662, 13 & 14 Car.II, c.33 Act for the more effectual suppressing of Blasphemy and Prophaneness, 1698, 9 & 10 Will.III, c.32 Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary Tonson v. Collins (1762) 1 Black W 321, 1 Black W 329 Millar v. Taylor (1769) 4 Burr. 2303 Donaldson v. Becket (1774) 4 Burr. 2408, 2 Bro. P.C. 129 Designers Guild v. Russell Williams [2001] 1 All ER 700 Institutions referred to N/A Institutions referred to in commentary House of Commons House of Lords Stationers' Company University of Cambridge University of Oxford Key words common law copyright divine law labour theory licensing monopoly natural rights originality property analogies property theory Stationers' Company Responsible editor Ronan Deazley 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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