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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:  | | Continental Congress Resolution, (1783) Source: The Library of Congress, American Memory Historical Collections: Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1922) 24:180, 326-27. Citation: Continental Congress Resolution (1783), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1783c Full title Continental Congress Resolution recommending the states to secure copyright to the authors and publishers of new books Full title original language N/A Abstract A resolution by the Continental Congress that recommended the states to legislate statutes granting copyright protection to authors and publishers. Twelve out of the thirteen states legislated such statutes, although a few of them did so prior to the resolution of the Continental Congress. Bibliography Webster, N., "Origin of the Copy-right Laws of the United States." in A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary and Moral Subjects. New York: Webster & Clark, 1843. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location N/A Year 1783 Language English Source The Library of Congress, American Memory Historical Collections: Journals of the Continental Congress 1774-1789 (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1922) 24:180, 326-27. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Izard, Ralph (1741-1804) Madison, James (1751-1836) Williamson, Hugh (1735-1819) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Continental Congress (1774-1789) Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words incentives learning, the advancement of lobbying natural rights property theory, authors' property states, US Responsible editor Oren Bracha 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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