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Debates in Congress, Washington D.C. (1837)

Source:
Library of Congress: Register of Debates, 24th Cong., 2nd Sess., 1837, 670-671.

Citation:
Debates in Congress (1837), 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
Debates in Congress: 'Copy-Rights to Foreigners'

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Abstract
The record of debate in Senate on the subject of copyright protection to British authors. The debate was triggered by a petition of British authors submitted to the Senate by Henry Clay.

Bibliography
Barnes, James J. Authors, Publishers, and Politicians: The Quest for an Anglo-American Copyright Agreement, 1815-1854. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974.
Clark, Aubert J. The Movement for International Copyright in Nineteenth Century America. Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1960.
Khan, B. Zorina. The Democratization of Invention: Patents and Copyrights in American Economic Development, 1790-1920. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

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Location
Washington D.C.

Year
1837

Language
English

Source
Library of Congress: Register of Debates, 24th Cong., 2nd Sess., 1837, 670-671.

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Persons referred to
Buchanan, James (1791-1868)
Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850)
Clay, Henry (1777-1852)
Ewing, Thomas (1789-1871)
Grundy, Felix (1777-1840)
Preston, William Campbell (1794-1860)
Webster, Daniel (1782-1852)

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Great Britain

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Institutions referred to
Joint Committee on the Library (U.S. Congress)
U.S. Congress

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Key words
Anglo-American
authenticity
authors' remuneration
book market
book trade
foreign reprints
free trade
moral obligations
property theory, authors' property
public domain
public good
reputation

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