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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:  | | Letter from Noah Webster to Daniel Webster, New Haven (1826) Source: Morristown National Historic Park, Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection Citation: Letter from Noah Webster to Daniel Webster (1826), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1826 Full title Letter from Noah Webster to Daniel Webster Full title original language N/A Abstract A letter from Noah Webster to Daniel Webster. In the letter Noah Webster lobbied for perpetual statutory copyright and presented his version of the concept of copyright as a natural property right. Bibliography Micklethwait, David. Noah Webster and the American Dictionary, Jefferson N.C.: McFarland, 2000. Webster, Noah. "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. Unger, H.G. Noah Webster: The Life and Times of an American Patriot. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1998. Related documents in this database Author Noah Webster Publisher N/A Location New Haven Year 1826 Language English Source Morristown National Historic Park, Lloyd W. Smith Archival Collection Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Johnson, Samuel (1709-1784) Webster, Daniel (1782-1852) Webster, Noah (1758-1843) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to Cambridge England Europe London Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to Copyright Act, 1814, 54 Geo.III, c.156&Legislation_referred_to_in_commentary> Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to Donaldson v. Becket (1774) 4 Burr. 2408, 2 Bro. P.C. 129 Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Parliament Stationers' Hall Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words Anglo-American author/publisher relations common law copyright labour theory lobbying natural rights perpetual protection property theory, authors' property 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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