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Hood (1798) 7 D& E 620 Full title original language N/A Abstract Case in which the King's Bench decided that a plaintiff could recover damages at common law for copyright infringement even though his work had not been registered with the Stationers' Company in accordance with the formalities set out in the Statute of Anne 1710 (uk_1710). The case provides the first occasion on which the judiciary revisited and reconsidered the meaning of the House of Lords' decision in Donaldson v. Becket (1774) (uk_1774). The commentary explores the substance and significance of the decision and, in particular, the influence it had upon the manner in which the decision in Donaldson was subsequently understood throughout the early nineteenth century. The commentary also details the impact the decision had upon the extent to which publishers would adhere to the library deposit provision within the copyright legislation. Bibliography Oldham, J., The Mansfield Manuscripts and the growth of English law in the eighteenth century (Chapel Hill, US and London, UK: University of North Carolina Press, 1992) Veeder, V.V., "The English Reports, 1537 - 1865", in Select Essays in Anglo-American Legal History, 3 vols. (London: Wildy & Sons, 1968) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location London Year 1798 Language English Source Lincolns Inn Library Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Ashurst, William (1725-1807) Beckford, Peter (1740-1811) Eyre, Sir James (1734-1799) Grose, Nash (1740-1814) Hood, Mr. (fl.1796) Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron (1732-1802) Lawrence, Soulden (1751-1814) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Marryat, Mr. (fl.1798) Yates, Joseph (1722-1770) Persons referred to in commentary Ashurst, William (1725-1807) Blackstone, William (1723-1780) Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868) Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824) Copinger, Walter Arthur (1847-1910) Curtis, George Ticknor (1812-1894) Drone, Eaton Sylvester (1842-1917) Ellenborough, Edward Law, 1st Baron (1750-1818) Espinasse, Isaac (1758-1834) Eyre, Sir James (1734-1799) Grose, Nash (1740-1814) Kenyon, Lloyd Kenyon, 1st Baron (1732-1802) Lawrence, Soulden (1751-1814) Lowndes, John J. (fl.1840) Mansfield, William Murray, 1st Earl (1705-1793) Marryat, Mr. (fl.1798) Maugham, Robert (1788-1862) Montefiore, Joshua (1762-1843) O'Keefe, John (1747-1833) Scarlett, James (1769-1844) Tenterden, Charles Abbott, 1st Baron (1762-1832) Yates, Joseph (1722-1770) Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Legislation referred to in commentary Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 Engravers' Copyright Act, 1735, 8 Geo.II, c.13 Engravers' Copyright Act, 1766, 7 Geo.III, c.38 Engravers' Copyright Act, 1777, 17 Geo.III, c.57 Copyright Act, 1814, 54 Geo.III, c.156 Cases referred to Tonson v. Collins (1761) 1 Black W. 301; (1762) 1 Black W. 321 Chapman v. Pickersgill (1762), 2 Wils. 145 Millar v. Taylor (1769) 4 Burr. 2303 Donaldson v. Becket (1774) 4 Burr. 2408, 2 Bro. P.C. 129 Cases referred to in commentary Millar v. Taylor (1769) 4 Burr. 2303 Donaldson v. Becket (1774) 4 Burr. 2408, 2 Bro. P.C. 129 Thompson v. Stanhope (1774) Amb. 737 Hawkesworth v. Newberry (1775) Lofft 775 Bach v. Longman (1777) 2 Cowp. 623 Eyre v. Carnan (1781) 6 Bac Abr, 7th ed, 509 Bell v. Walker and Debrett (1785) 1 Bro.C.C. 451 Sayre v. Moore (1785) 1 East 361 Carnan v. Bowles (1786) 1 Cox 283 Storace v. Longman (1788) 11 East's 244 De Trusler v. Murray (1789) 1 East's 363 Brooke v. Milliken (1789) 3 TR 509 Coleman v. Wathen (1793) 5 D. & E. 245 Brook v. Wenworth (1796) 3 Anst. 881 Beckford v. Hood (1798) 7 D. & E. 620 Roworth v. Wilkes (1807) M. & R. 94 Cadell and Davies v. Robertson (1812), The Times, 7 March 1812 University of Cambridge v. Bryer (1812) 16 East's 317 White v. Geroch (1819) 2 B. & Ald. 298 Murray v. Elliston (1822) 5 B. & Ald. 657, The Times, 4 May 1822 Jeffreys v. Boosey (1854) 4 HLC 815 Institutions referred to Court of Chancery House of Lords Stationers' Company Stationers' Hall Westminster Hall Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words authors, self-publishing authorship, legal concept of common law copyright counterfeit editions, new registration 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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