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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:  | | Pope v. Curl, London (1741) Source: Lincolns Inn Library Citation: Pope v. Curl (1741), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: uk_1741a Full title Pope v. Curl (1741) 2 Atk. 342 Full title original language N/A Abstract Decision of the Chancery Court concerning the unpublished correspondence of Alexander Pope, in which Lord Chancellor Hardwicke draws a distinction between the ownership of a letter, as a physical document, and the right to authorise the first publication of that letter, a right which he concludes remains with the author of the same. Drawing upon the Public Records Office Archives the commentary explores the background to, and substance of, the decision, the nature and significance of epistolary correspondence in eighteenth century society, and subsequent related commentary and case-law. The commentary argues that the decision is of particular significance in the development of the concept of the author's text as intangible property. Bibliography Mack, M., Alexander Pope: A Life (New York & London: Norton & Co, 1985) Nichol, D.W., Pope's Literary Legacy: The Book-Trade Correspondence of William Warburton and John Knapton with other letters and documents, 1744-1780 (Oxford: The Oxford Bibliographical Society, 1992) Rose, M., "The Author in Court: Pope v. Curll (1741)", Cardozo Art & Ent. L.J., 10 (1991-92): 475-493 Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location London Year 1741 Language English Source Lincolns Inn Library Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Anne (1665-1714) Curl, Edmund (1683-1747) Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) Yorke, Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) Persons referred to in commentary Addison, Joseph (1672-1719) Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735) Blackstone, William (1723-1780) Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell (1779-1861) Curl, Edmund (1683-1747) Diderot, Denis (1713-1784) Doddridge, Mercy (1709-1790) Draper, Somerset (d.1756) Gay, John (1685-1732) Knapton, John (1696-1770) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Millar, Andrew (1705-1768) Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) Prior, Matthew (1664-1721) Servan, Joseph Michel Antoine (1737-1807) Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) Warburton, William (1698-1779) Yates, Joseph (1722-1770) Yorke, Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) Places referred to Ireland Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Cases referred to Gyles v. Wilcox (1741) 2 Atk. 141 Pope v. Curl (1741) 2 Atk. 342 Cases referred to in commentary Pope v. Curl (1741) 2 Atk. 342 Millar v. Kincaid (1751) The Case of the Appellants, 8 February 1751, British Library, 18th century reel 4065/03 Millar v. Kincaid (1751) The Case of the Respondents, 11 February 1751, British Library, 18th century reel 4065/04 Tonson v. Collins (1761) 1 Black W 301 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 Institutions referred to Court of Chancery Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words authorship, legal concept of idea/expression letters manuscript moral rights, divulgation (first publication) property theory 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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