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The International Copyright Bill, New York (1888)

Source:
The University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library: "The International Copyright Bill," The Nation (1888) 30: 44.

Citation:
The International Copyright Bill (1888), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
us_1888a

Full title
The International Copyright Bill

Full title original language
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Abstract
An article supporting international copyright protection and criticizing the Senate Bill for this purpose as creating too narrow and limited protection to foreign authors.

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
New York

Year
1888

Language
English

Source
The University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library: "The International Copyright Bill," The Nation (1888) 30: 44.

Physical description
microform

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Persons referred to
Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888)
Chace, Jonathan (1829-1917)
Crawford, Francis Marion (1854-1909)
James, Henry (1843-1916)

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Places referred to
Belgium
Brussels
Canada
France
Great Britain
Philadelphia

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Legislation referred to
Canadian Copyright Act, 1875, 38 & 39 Vict., c.53
Franco-Belgian Copyright Treaty 1882
Belgian Copyright Act 1886
Canadian Copyright Amendment Act 1886

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Institutions referred to
U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate

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Key words
book market
foreign reprints
importation
international agreements, bilateral
moral rights, theory
price regulation
public good
utilitarianism

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