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H.R. 140 Consolidated Bill, Washington D.C. (1828)

Source:
Library of Congress: H.R. 140, 20th Cong. (as presented on February 21, 1828).

Citation:
H.R. 140 Consolidated Bill (1828), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Full title
H.R. 140: Amendment To a bill to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copy-rights

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Abstract
A bill to amend the Copyright Act that consolidated an early amendment bill reported by the Committee on the Judiciary with the existing Act. The bill formed one of the stages in legislating the 1831 Copyright Act.

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.

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Location
Washington D.C.

Year
1828

Language
English

Source
Library of Congress: H.R. 140, 20th Cong. (as presented on February 21, 1828).

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Persons referred to
Verplanck, Gulian Crommelin (1786-1870)

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Legislation referred to
U.S. Copyright Act 1790, 1 Stat. 124 (1790)
U.S. Copyright Act 1802 (Amendment of 1790 Act), 2 Stat. 171 (1802)

Legislation referred to in commentary
U.S. Copyright Act 1831, 21st Cong., 2d Sess., 4 Stat. 436

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Institutions referred to
U.S. Congress
U.S. Federal District Courts
U.S. Secretary of State's Office

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Key words
books, protected subject matter
deposit
duration
engravings, protected subject matter
manuscript
maps, protected subject matter
music, protected subject matter
penalties, paid to author(s)
penalties, paid to fiscal authorities
penalties, paid to publisher(s)
registration
renewal

Responsible editor
Oren Bracha




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