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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:  | | Confederate States of America Copyright Act, Richmond (1861) Source: The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library: An Act to Secure Copy Rights to Authors and Composers, Public Laws of the Confederate States of America, 1st Cong., 2nd Sess., ch. 65, 157-161 (Matthews 1864). Citation: Confederate States of America Copyright Act (1861), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1861 Full title An Act to secure copyrights to authors and composers Full title original language N/A Abstract The copyright statute of the Confederate States of America. The statute was very similar to the United States Copyright Act, except for its protection of foreign authors whose states supplied reciprocal protection to Confederacy citizens, and its prohibition on importation of works from states which did not have reciprocal protection. The commentary discusses the statute, public thought in the South about authorship and copyright, and southern attempts to use copyright as a vehicle for constructing a national identity and for creating legitimacy for the Confederacy. Bibliography Bryan, Thomas. "General William J. Hardee and Confederate Publication Rights." 17 J. Southern History 263 (1946). Homestead, Melissa J. American Women Authors and Literary Property, 1822-1869. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. Patry, William F. Patry on Copyright, § 1:30. St. Paul, Minn.: Thompson-West, 2007. Robertson, Raymond. "Confederate Copyright Entries." 16 Wm. Mary Quarterly 284 (1936). Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Richmond Year 1861 Language English Source The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library: An Act to Secure Copy Rights to Authors and Composers, Public Laws of the Confederate States of America, 1st Cong., 2nd Sess., ch. 65, 157-161 (Matthews 1864). Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to N/A Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to Confederate Copyright Statute 1861 Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Confederate Congress (1861-1865) Confederate District Courts Confederate Secretary of State's Office Supreme Court of the Confederate States Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words books, protected subject matter confederacy deposit dramatic works, protected subject matter duration duration, post mortem term engravings, protected subject matter formalities fraud inheritability manuscript maps, protected subject matter music, protected subject matter penalties public performance renewal 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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