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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:  | | Millar v. Taylor, London (1769) Source: Lincoln's Inn Library Citation: Millar v. Taylor (1769), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1769 Full title Millar v. Taylor (1769) 4 Burr. 2303 Full title original language N/A Abstract Decision of the Court of King's Bench providing that, regardless of the provisions of the Statute of Anne (uk_1710), an author enjoyed the exclusive right of publishing his work in perpetuity. Lord Mansfield, leading a majority decision of the court, provides a robust and influential justification as to the existence of an author's rights in literary property at common law. Yates, J., focussing upon the potential detriment to the public that would flow from the existence of a perpetual right, provides the dissenting opinion. The commentary explores the background to the litigation, in particular the nature of the threat which the Scottish reprint industry posed to the London book trade, relevant case-law leading up to the decision, as well as the substance of the judicial opinions. 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(Winchester: St. Paul's Bibliographies, 1990), 21-46 Walters, G., "The Booksellers in 1759 and 1774: The Battle for Literary Property", The Library, 5th ser., 29 (1974): 287-311 Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location London Year 1769 Language English Source Lincoln's Inn Library Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Adams, Richard (1709/10-1774) Alfred, the Great (849-899) Ames, Joseph (1689-1759) Anne (1665-1714) Annesley, Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey (1614-1686) Ashurst, William (1725-1807) Aston, Richard (1717-1778) Atkyns, Sir Edward (1630-1698) Atkyns, Richard (1615-1677) Bacon, Sir Nathaniel (1593-1660) Bagford, John (1650-1716) Baker, Sir Richard (c.1568-1645) Barbeyrac, Jean (c.1674-1744) Bently, Richard (1662-1742) Blackstone, William (1723-1780) Bourchier, Thomas (c.1404-1486) Bowyer, William (1699-1777) Bracton, Henry de (c.1210-1268) Bridgeman, Sir Orlando (1609-1674) Brooke, Sir Robert (d.1558) Bryant, Jacob (1715-1804) Bunyan, John (1628-1688) Bynkershoek, Cornelis van (1673-1743) Byrd, William (c.1543-1623) Cavendish, William, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1551-1626) Caxton, William (c.1422-c.1492) Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598) Charles the Bold (1433-1477) Cicero, Marcus Tullius (106 B.C.-43 B.C.) Coke, Sir Edward (1552-1634) Collins, Benjamin (fl.1746-1759) Corsellis, Frederick (fl.1466) Coster, Laurens Janszoon (c.1370-c.1440) Cowper, William, 1st Earl Cowper (c.1665-1723) Croke, Sir George (1560-1642) Dodderidge, John (1555-1628) Domitianus, Titus Flavius (51-96) Dunning, John (1731-1783) Dupin, Louis Ellies (1657-1719) Edward 'the Confessor' (c.1003-1066) Edward IV (1442-1483) Eyre, Sir James (1734-1799) Faulkner, George (c.1703-1775) Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730) Fortescue, Sir John (c.1385-1476) Fust, Johannes (c.1400-1466) George III (1738-1820) Gadbury, John (1627-1704) Gould, Henry (1710-1794) Grotius, Hugo (1583-1645) Growte, John (fl.1532) Guericke, Otto von (1602-1686) Gutenberg, Johannes (c.1400-1468) Gwyn, Francis (1648-1734) Hale, Sir Matthew (1609-1676) Hammond, Henry (1605-1660) Harcourt, Simon, 1st Viscount (c.1661-1727) Harrison, John (1693-1776) Henley, Robert, 1st Earl of Northington (c.1708-1772) Henry VI (1421-1471) Henry VIII (1491-1547) Holt, Sir John (1642-1710) Horace (65 B.C.-8 B.C.) 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Locke, John (1632-1704) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Millar, Andrew (1705-1768) Milton, John (1608-1674) Murphy, Arthur (1727-1805) Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) Sewell, Thomas (c.1710-1784) Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) Talbot, Charles, 1st Baron Talbot (1685-1737) Thomson, James (1700-1748) Thurlow, Edward, 1st Baron (1731-1806) Willes, Edward (c.1723-1787) Yates, Joseph (1722-1770) Yorke, Charles (1722-1770) Young, Edward (1683-1765) Places referred to Africa America Amsterdam Canterbury Cologne Constantinople Edinburgh Farringdon Flanders France Frankfurt Germany Glasgow Haarlem Iceland Italy Leyden London Mainz Netherlands Oxford Petersham Russia St Albans St Martin Ludgate St Mary le Bow Salisbury Scotland Spain Strasbourg Venice Westminster Places referred to in commentary America Berwick Edinburgh London Scotland Legislation referred to Henrician Proclamation 1538 Star Chamber Decree 1566 Star Chamber Decree 1586 Statute of Monopolies, 1624, 21 Jac.I, c.3 Star Chamber Decree 1637 Licensing Act, 1662, 13 & 14 Car.II, c.33 Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Legislation referred to in commentary Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Cases referred to The Stationers v. The Patentees about the printing of Rolle's Abridgment (1666) Cart. 89 Roper v. Streater (1672) Bac. Abr. 6th ed., Vol.IV, 209 Stationers' Company v. Seymour (1677) 1 Mod. 256 Ponder v. Bradyll (1679), 13 Car. 2. Lill. Entr. 67 Stationers' Company v. Wright (1681) Stationers' Company v. Partridge (1709) 11 Ann. (King's Bench) 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 Walthoe v. Walker (1736) NA, c.11 1534/62 Tonson v. Walker (1739) NA, c.33 1753/208 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 Duke of Queensbury v. Shebbeare (1758) 2 Eden 329 Tonson v. Collins (1762) 1 Black W 321, 1 Black W 329 Millar v. Donaldson (1765) Cases referred to in commentary 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 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 Exchequer, England Court of King's Bench House of Commons House of Lords Old Bailey See of Canterbury Star Chamber Stationers' Company University of Cambridge University of Oxford Westminster Hall Institutions referred to in commentary University of Cambridge Key words common law copyright editions, new inventions moral rights, divulgation (first publication) natural rights perpetual protection printing, history of property theory property theory, authors' property public domain transferability 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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