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An Act for the Encouragement of Learning (Draft), London (1737)

Source:
British Library: 357.c.7.(41)

Citation:
An Act for the Encouragement of Learning (Draft) (1737), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
uk_1737b

Full title
An Act for the Encouragement on Learning, by the more effectual securing the sole Right of printing Books to the Authors thereof, their Executors, Administrators, or Assigns, during the Times therein mentioned

Full title original language
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Abstract
This document is associated with the following core document: uk_1737

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Location
London

Year
1737

Language
English

Source
British Library: 357.c.7.(41)

Physical description
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Illustrations tables
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Persons referred to
Anne (1665-1714)
George II (1683-1760)

Persons referred to in commentary
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Places referred to
England
Great Britain
Scotland
Westminster

Places referred to in commentary
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Legislation referred to
Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19

Legislation referred to in commentary
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Cases referred to
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Cases referred to in commentary
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Institutions referred to
Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh
Gray's Inn
House of Commons
Inner Temple
Lincoln's Inn
Middle Temple
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
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Key words
abridgements
anonymous works
deposit
duration
duration, post mortem term
editions, new
foreign reprints
incentives
price regulation
registration
transferability
translation, right of
utility

Responsible editor
Ronan Deazley




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Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 10 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ, UK