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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:  | | International Copyright Act (The Chace Act), Washington D.C. (1891) Source: The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library: 26 Stat. 1106 Citation: International Copyright Act (The Chace Act) (1891), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1891a Full title An act to amend title sixty, chapter three, of the Revised Statutes of the United States, relating to copyrights Full title original language N/A Abstract A statutory amendment that introduced for the first time copyright protection to the works of foreign authors in the United States. The amendment was the result of more than half a century of public debate on the subject and of political struggles. The commentary briefly explores the ideological positions and the lobbying efforts of various interest groups during the second part of the campaign for international copyright that took place after the Civil War. 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. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Washington D.C. Year 1891 Language English Source The University of Texas Tarlton Law Library: 26 Stat. 1106 Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to N/A Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to Washington Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to U.S. International Copyright Act, 1891 (Chace Act) Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to Library of Congress U.S. Congress Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words deposit editions, new formalities importation international agreements, bilateral penalties reciprocity translation, right of 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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