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South Carolina Copyright Statute, South Carolina (1784)

Source:
Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Law Library, Rare Book Collection S SC14 1784: Acts, ordinances, and resolves of the General Assembly of the state of South Carolina, passed in the year 1784 (Charleston: Printed by J. Miller, 1784) 49-51.

Citation:
South Carolina Copyright Statute (1784), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
us_1784b

Full title
An Act for the encouragement of the arts and sciences

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Abstract
One of the general copyright statutes protecting authors legislated by twelve out of the thirteen states in the 1780s.

Bibliography
Bugbee, Bruce Willis. The Genesis of American Patent and Copyright Law. Washington D.C.: Public Affairs Press, 1967.
Crawford, Francine. "Pre-Constitutional Copyright Statutes." Bull. Copyright Soc. 23 (1975): 11-37.
"Copyrights and Patents Granted by South Carolina." South Carolina Historical and Genealogical Magazine 9 (1908): 56-58.

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South Carolina

Year
1784

Language
English

Source
Yale Law School Lillian Goldman Law Library, Rare Book Collection S SC14 1784: Acts, ordinances, and resolves of the General Assembly of the state of South Carolina, passed in the year 1784 (Charleston: Printed by J. Miller, 1784) 49-51.

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Persons referred to
Lloyd, John (1735-1807)
Rutledge, Hugh (c.1741-1811)

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South Carolina Copyright Statute 1784

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Institutions referred to
Court of Common Pleas, South Carolina
South Carolina House of Representatives
South Carolina Secretary of State's Office
South Carolina Senate

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Key words
books, protected subject matter
classics, Greek and Latin
duration
patents, for invention
penalties, paid to author(s)
penalties, paid to fiscal authorities
price regulation
registration

Responsible editor
Oren Bracha




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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).




Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 10 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ, UK