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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:  | | International Copyright Act, London (1852) Source: Durham University Library Citation: International Copyright Act (1852), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Commentary Record-ID: uk_1852 Full title International Copyright Act, 1852, 15 & 16 Vict., c.12 Full title original language N/A Abstract Legislation introducing the concept of translation rights within British copyright law. Introduced to implement the obligations of the Anglo-French Copyright Convention, agreed in November 1851, this Act provided that the British monarch could, by Order in Council, provide foreign authors with the right to prevent the reproduction and performance of their literary and dramatic works in translation. The Act also introduces the first statutorily defined permitted acts within the UK, and is indicative of the increasing influence that international standards and obligations began to exert upon the content and substance of domestic copyright law. The commentary locates the Act within the context of the two previous International Copyright Acts (see: uk_1838; uk_1844) and the Anglo-French Convention, highlighting the selective manner in which the British legislature implemented its obligations under the 1851 Convention, in particular in drawing a distinction between the reproduction of political and non-political material, as well as the difficulty that foreign authors experienced in complying with the provisions of the legislation. Bibliography Seville, C., The Internationalisation of Copyright Law: Books, Buccaneers and the Black Flag in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006) Thompson, G.C., Remarks on the Law of Literary Property in Different Countries (London: The National Press Agency, 1883) Sherman, B. and Bently, L., The Making of Modern Intellectual Property Law (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999) Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location London Year 1852 Language English Source Durham University Library Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to George II (1683-1760) George III (1738-1820) Victoria (1819-1901) William IV (1765-1837) Persons referred to in commentary Goulburn, Henry (1784-1856) Halévy, Ludovic (1834-1908) James, William Milbourne (1807-1888) Labouchere, Henry, 1st Baron Taunton (1798-1869) Meilhac, Henri (1831-1897) Thompson, George Carslake (fl.1883-1886) Thomson, Charles Poulett, 1st Baron Sydenham (1799-1841) Victoria (1819-1901) Webster, Benjamin (1798-1882) Places referred to France Great Britain Places referred to in commentary America Brighton British Dominions France Germany Great Britain Ireland London Paris Legislation referred to 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 in Prints and Engravings (Ireland) Act, 1836, 6 & 7 Will.IV, c.59 International Copyright Act, 1844, 7 & 8 Vict., c.12 Act to amend an Act of the 7th and 8th Years of the Her present Majesty, for reducing, under certain circumstances, the Duties payable upon Books and Engravings, 9 & 10 Vict., c.58 Anglo-French Copyright Treaty 1851 International Copyright Act, 1852, 15 & 16 Vict., c.12 Legislation referred to in commentary Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19 International Copyright Act, 1838, 1 & 2 Vict., c.59 International Copyright Act, 1844, 7 & 8 Vict., c.12 Anglo-Prussian Copyright Treaty 1846 Anglo-Saxonian Copyright Treaty 1846 Anglo-French Copyright Treaty 1851 International Copyright Act, 1852, 15 & 16 Vict., c.12 Copyright Treaty between Britain and Hamburg 1853 Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary Burnet v. Chetwood (1721) 2 Mer. 441 Wood v. Chart (1870) 10 Eq. 193 Institutions referred to British Museum Parliament Institutions referred to in commentary Board of Trade British Museum Parliament Stationers' Company University of Cambridge Key words adaptation attribute, obligation to books, protected subject matter customs dramatic works, protected subject matter fair use imitation importation international agreements, bilateral music, protected subject matter newspapers public performance registration translation, right of translations, protection of 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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