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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:  | | Bach v. Longman, London (1777) Source: Lincolns Inn Library Citation: Bach v. Longman (1777), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1777 Full title Bach v. Longman (1777) 2 Cowp. 623 Full title original language N/A Abstract A case, initiated by two composers, Johann Christian Bach and Karl Friedrich Abel, concerning whether or not printed music fell within the protection of the Statute of Anne (uk_1710). Lord Mansfield holds that published music is protected as 'writing' within the terms of the legislation. The commentary explores attitudes to the protection of music throughout the eighteenth century on the part of publishers, composers and musicians, and in particular the use of the printing privilege by some composers to secure the right to publish their work, and the efforts of the music publishers to secure legislative protection in the mid-eighteenth century. Bibliography Carroll, M., "The Struggle for Music Copyright", Florida Law Review, 57 (2005): 907-61 Hunter, D., "Music Copyright in Britain to 1800", Music & Letters, 67 (1986): 269-82 (273) Sanjek, R., American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years, 3 vols. (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location London Year 1777 Language English Source Lincolns Inn Library Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782) George III (1738-1820) Longman, James (b.1740) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Robinson, Charles (fl.1773) Wood, Sir George (1743-1824) Persons referred to in commentary Abel, Karl Friedrich (1723-1787) Arne, Thomas (1710-1778) Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782) Geminiani, Francesco (1687-1762) George I (1660-1727) Handel, Georg Friederic (1685-1759) Heidegger, Johann (1666-1749) Hill, Aaron (1685-1750) Hogarth, William (1697-1764) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Walsh, John (1665/66-1736) Walsh, John, Jr. (1709-1766) Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary England Germany London Scotland Venice Legislation referred to 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 Importation Act, 1739, 12 Geo.II, c.36 Cases referred to Bach v. Longman (1777) 2 Cowp. 623 Cases referred to in commentary 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. 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 Bach v. Longman (1777) 2 Cowp. 623 Jeffreys v. Boosey (1854) 4 HLC 815 Institutions referred to Court of King's Bench Institutions referred to in commentary Court of King's Bench House of Commons Key words authorship, theory of music, protected subject matter music publishing privileges, printing 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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