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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:  | | Tonson v. Collins, London (1762) Source: Lincoln's Inn Library Citation: Tonson v. Collins (1762), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1762 Full title Tonson v. Collins (1762) 1 Black W. 321 Full title original language N/A Abstract Significant case in which the arguments for and against the existence of copyright at common law were extensively debated for the first time before the Court of King's Bench. Both William Blackstone (author of Commentaries Upon the Laws of England, and one of the judges to hold in favour of the common law right in Donaldson v. Becket (1774) (uk_1774)) and Joseph Yates (who would later provide the dissenting opinion in Millar v. Taylor (1769) (uk_1769)) appeared on behalf of the plaintiff and the defendant respectively. 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) 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 1762 Language English Source Lincoln's Inn Library Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Allestree, Richard (1619-1681) Anne (1665-1714) Apelles (fl.330 B.C.) Bacon, Francis (1561-1626) Bagford, John (1650-1716) Blackstone, William (1723-1780) Bynkershoek, Cornelis van (1673-1743) Caesar, Gaius Julius (100/102 B.C.-44 B.C.) Coke, Sir Edward (1552-1634) Collins, Benjamin (fl.1746-1759) Grotius, Hugo (1583-1645) Harcourt, Simon, 1st Viscount (c.1661-1727) Hoyle, Edmond (1672-1769) Hyde, Edward, 1st Earl of Clarendon (1609-1674) James I (1566-1625) Jekyll, Joseph (c.1662-1738) Juvenal, Decimus Junius Juvenalis (c.55-c.140) Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782) Locke, John (1632-1704) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Menander (c.343 B.C.-291 B.C.) Milton, John (1608-1674) Nelson, Robert (1656-1714) Newton, Sir Isaac (1642-1727) Newton, Thomas (1704-1782) Numa Pompilius (fl.715 B.C.-673 B.C.) Parker, Thomas (1667-1732) Parrhasius (fl.399 B.C.) Pemberton, Sir Francis (1625-1697) Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) Prideaux, Humphrey (1648-1724) Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von (1632-94) Rolle, Henry (1589-1656) Romulus (fl.753 B.C.) Roscius, Quintus (c.134 B.C.-62 B.C.) Seymour, Sir Edward (1633-1708) Statius, Publius Papinius (c.45-96) Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729) Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) Talbot, Charles, 1st Baron Talbot (1685-1737) Terence (c.190 B.C.-159 B.C.) Thurlow, Edward, 1st Baron (1731-1806) Tonson, Jacob (1714-1767) Tottell, Richard (d.1594) Warburton, William (1698-1779) Yorke, Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) Persons referred to in commentary Addison, Joseph (1672-1719) Anne (1665-1714) Baskett, John (1664/65-1742) Baskett, Robert (fl.1746-1749) Baskett, Thomas (1701-1761) Bentham, Joseph (fl.1740-1758) Blackstone, William (1723-1780) Bynkershoek, Cornelis van (1673-1743) Foster, Sir Michael (1689-1763) Grotius, Hugo (1583-1645) Henry VIII (1491-1547) Kames, Henry Home, Lord (1696-1782) Locke, John (1632-1704) Lockhart, Alexander (fl.1751) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Pufendorf, Samuel, Freiherr von (1632-94) Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729) Thurlow, Edward, 1st Baron (1731-1806) Wedderburn, Alexander, 1st Earl of Rosslyn (1733-1805) Yates, Joseph (1722-1770) Yorke, Philip, 1st Earl of Hardwicke (1690-1764) Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary London Scotland Legislation referred to Magna Carta, 1297, 25 Edw.I, c.9 Statute of Monopolies, 1624, 21 Jac.I, c.3 Licensing Act, 1662, 13 & 14 Car.II, c.33 Licensing Act, 1685, 1 Jac.II, c.17 Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Legislation referred to in commentary Licensing Act, 1662, 13 & 14 Car.II, c.33 Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary Webb v. Rose (1732) NA, c.11 1534/62, 1881/156 Eyre v. Walker (1735) NA, c.11 1520/29 Motte v. Faulkner (1735) NA, c.11 2249/4 Baller v. Watson (1729-1737), NA, c.11 1739/34, 1272/7, 2427/24, 1272/17, 1272/18, 1727/16, 2433/14, 2434/18, 1738/35; c.33 351/305, 353/5, 353/38, 353/153, 353/202, 353/292, 353/401, 355/20, 355/27, 357/132, 357/249, 357/271, 357/272, 357/273, 357/419, 357/547, 359/378, 361/14, 361/17, 367/5, 367/23, 367/37, 367/83, 367/188, 369/315 Walthoe v. Walker (1736) NA, c.11 1534/62 Pope v. Curl (1741) 2 Atk. 342 Forrester v. Walker (1741) NA, c.11 867/54 Midwinter v. Hamilton (1743-1748) 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. Walker (1752) NA, c.11 1106/18, 3 Swans 672 Basket v. University of Cambridge (1758) 2 Keny. 397, 1 Black W. 105, 2 Burr. 661 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 Court of King's Bench House of Lords See of Canterbury Stationers' Company Stationers' Hall Institutions referred to in commentary Court of King's Bench House of Lords Star Chamber Stationers' Company University of Cambridge University of Oxford Key words common law copyright copying, concept of idea/expression inventions labour theory natural rights originality patents, for invention patents, printing privileges property analogies property theory property theory, authors' property public domain public performance reprints scribal publication utility Responsible editor Ronan Deazley Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. 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