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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:  | | Georgia Copyright Statute, Georgia (1786) Source: The Library of Michigan, an agency of the Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries KFG 38 .W3 1800: A digest of the laws of the state of Georgia : from its first establishment as a British province down to the year 1798, inclusive, and the principal acts of 1799: in which is comprehended the Declaration of Independence; the state constitutions of 1777 and 1789, with alterations and amendments in 1794. Also the constitution of 1798 / by Robert & George Watkins (Philadelphia: Printed by R. Aitken, 1800) 323-325. Citation: Georgia Copyright Statute (1786), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1786 Full title An Act for encouragement of literature and genius Full title original language N/A 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. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Georgia Year 1786 Language English Source The Library of Michigan, an agency of the Dept. of History, Arts and Libraries KFG 38 .W3 1800: A digest of the laws of the state of Georgia : from its first establishment as a British province down to the year 1798, inclusive, and the principal acts of 1799: in which is comprehended the Declaration of Independence; the state constitutions of 1777 and 1789, with alterations and amendments in 1794. Also the constitution of 1798 / by Robert & George Watkins (Philadelphia: Printed by R. Aitken, 1800) 323-325. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Gibbons, William (1726-1800) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to Augusta, Georgia Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to Georgia Copyright Statute 1786 Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Georgia House of Representatives Georgia Secretary of State's Office Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words authors' remuneration books, protected subject matter common law copyright defamation duration immoral works inheritability learning, the advancement of natural rights new editions penalties, paid to author(s) price regulation registration transferability unpublished works 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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