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Confederate States of America Copyright Act Amendement, Richmond (1863)

Source:
The University of Texas Center for American History KFZ 8625.2 1863: Statutes at Large of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the Third Session of the First Congress (Richmond: R.M. Smith, 1863) 113-114.

Citation:
Confederate States of America Copyright Act Amendement (1863), 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
An Act to amend An Act entitled "An Act to secure copyrights to au- thors and composers"

Full title original language
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Abstract
An amendment to the Confederacy copyright statute that secured copyright protection to its citizens and residents who previously attained United States copyright protection.

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).

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Location
Richmond

Year
1863

Language
English

Source
The University of Texas Center for American History KFZ 8625.2 1863: Statutes at Large of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the Third Session of the First Congress (Richmond: R.M. Smith, 1863) 113-114.

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Persons referred to
Matthews, James Muscoe (1822-1905)

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Places referred to
Richmond, Virginia

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Legislation referred to
U.S. Copyright Act 1831, 21st Cong., 2d Sess., 4 Stat. 436
U.S. Copyright Amendment Act 1856, 11 Stat. 138
Confederate Copyright Statute 1861

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Institutions referred to
Confederate Congress (1861-1865)

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Key words
books, protected subject matter
confederacy
engravings, protected subject matter
maps, protected subject matter
music, protected subject matter
remedies
royalty/royalties

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