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The Federalist No. 43, New York (1788)

Source:
The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library, Rare Books KF 4515 F368 2001: The Federalist No. 43 (James Madison).

Citation:
The Federalist No. 43 (1788), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
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Full title
The Federalist No. 43

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Abstract
One of the few known attempt made to justify the intellectual clause of the Constitution between the constitutional convention and ratification. The clause grants Congress the power to legislate in the fields of patent and copyright.

Bibliography
Bugbee, Bruce Willis. The Genesis of American Patent and Copyright Law. Washington: Public Affairs Press, 1967.
Oliar, Dotan. "Making Sense of the Intellectual Property Clause: Promotion of Progress as a Limitation on Congress's Intellectual Property Power." Georgetown Law Journal 94 (2006): 1771-1845.
Patterson, Lyman Ray and Craig Joyce. "Copyright in 1791: An Essay Concerning the Founders' View of the Copyright Power Granted to Congress in Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the U.S. Constitution." Emory Law Journal 52 (2003): 909-952.
Walterscheid, Edward C. The Nature of the Intellectual Property Clause: A Study in Historical Perspective. Buffalo, N.Y.: W.S. Hein, 2002.

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Author
James Madison

Publisher
J. and A. McLean

Location
New York

Year
1788

Language
English

Source
The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library, Rare Books KF 4515 F368 2001: The Federalist No. 43 (James Madison).

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Persons referred to
Madison, James (1751-1836)

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Places referred to
Great Britain

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Cases referred to
Millar v. Taylor (1769) 4 Burr. 2303
Donaldson v. Becket (1774) 4 Burr. 2408, 2 Bro. P.C. 129

Cases referred to in commentary
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Institutions referred to
Constitutional Convention (1787)

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Key words
authors' remuneration
books, protected subject matter
common law copyright
constitution, US
inventors
patents, for invention
states, US
utility

Responsible editor
Oren Bracha




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