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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:  | | Statute of Anne, London (1710) Source: scanned from the parchment copy in the UK Parliamentary Archives Citation: Statute of Anne (1710), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1710 Full title An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by Vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or Purchasers of such Copies, During the Times therein mentioned, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Full title original language N/A Abstract Legislation conferring exclusive rights upon the author of books not yet printed or published for a period of 14 years and for a further 14 years if the author was still alive at the end of the first period. The legislation also provided the same rights for the authors or owners of books already in print for a single 21 year term. The commentary describes the background to the Act detailing the manner in which the legislation was amended as it passed through parliament, and highlights particular flaws in the drafting. It argues that, although the Act sought to both secure the interests of the Stationers while at the same time regulating the general operation of the book trade, the primary concern of the legislature lay in the encouragement and advancement of learning. Bibliography Deazley, R.,On the Origin of the Right to Copy: Charting the Movement of Copyright Law in Eighteenth Century Britain, 1695-1775 (Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2004) Feather, J., Publishing, Piracy and Politics: an historical study of copyright in Britain (London: Mansell, 1994) Patterson, L.R., Copyright in Historical Perspective (Nashville: Vanderbilt University, 1968) Rose, M., Authors and Owners: The Invention of Copyright (London: Harvard University Press, 1993) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location London Year 1710 Language English Source scanned from the parchment copy in the UK Parliamentary Archives Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Anne (1665-1714) Persons referred to in commentary Anne (1665-1714) Birrell, Augustine (1850-1933) Buckley, Samuel (fl.1710-1733) Defoe, Daniel (1660-1731) Locke, John (1632-1704) Thou, Jacques Auguste de (1553-1617) Places referred to Cambridge Edinburgh England Great Britain Oxford Scotland Westminster Places referred to in commentary England Ireland London Scotland Legislation referred to Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Legislation referred to in commentary Statute of Monopolies, 1624, 21 Jac.I, c.3 Licensing Act, 1662, 13 & 14 Car.II, c.33 Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Stamp Act, 1711, 10 Anne, c.19 Act for granting to His Majesty several Rates and Duties upon Indentures, Leases, Bonds and other Deeds; and upon News Papers, Advertisements and Almanacks, 1757, 30 Geo.II, c.19 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Bodleian Library, Oxford Court of Exchequer, England Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh Parliament See of Canterbury See of London Sion College, London Stationers' Company Stationers' Hall University of Cambridge University of Edinburgh University of Glasgow University of King's College, Aberdeen University of Oxford University of St Andrews Institutions referred to in commentary Court of Session Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh House of Commons House of Lords Sion College, London Stationers' Company University of Cambridge University of Oxford Key words deposit duration learning, the advancement of newspapers price regulation property theory registration Stationers' Company taxation unpublished works 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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