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Memorial of the New York Typographical Society, Washington D.C. (1838)

Source:
The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library: Memorial of the New York Typographical Society against The passage of an international copyright, 25th Cong., 2d sess., 1838, S. Doc. 296.

Citation:
Memorial of the New York Typographical Society (1838), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
us_1838a

Full title
Memorial of the New York Typographical Society, against the passage of an international copyright law.

Full title original language
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Abstract
A petition to Congress from the New York Typographical Society objecting to legislation of international copyright protection.

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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Publisher
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Location
Washington D.C.

Year
1838

Language
English

Source
The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library: Memorial of the New York Typographical Society against The passage of an international copyright, 25th Cong., 2d sess., 1838, S. Doc. 296.

Physical description
microfiche

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Persons referred to
Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824)
Dickens, Charles (1812-1870)
Egerton, Francis Henry, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (1756-1829)
Henry, Matthew (1662-1714)
Nicholson, Peter (1765-1844)
Parshall, Benjamin C. (fl.1838)
Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832)
Wareham, George S. (fl.1838)

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Places referred to
America
Boston, Massachusetts
England
Great Britain
London
New York
Philadelphia

Places referred to in commentary
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Legislation referred to
International Copyright Act, 1838, 1 & 2 Vict., c.59

Legislation referred to in commentary
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Cases referred to
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Cases referred to in commentary
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Institutions referred to
New York Typographical Society
Patent Office, U.S. Department of State
U.S. Senate

Institutions referred to in commentary
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Key words
Anglo-American
book market
customs
free trade
importation
interest groups
lobbying
public good
reciprocity
societies, publishers'

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