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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:  | | Report on H.R. 6835, Washington D.C. (1894) Source: National Archives: 53rd Cong., 2d sess., 1894, H.R. Rep. 1191. Citation: Report on H.R. 6835 (1894), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1894 Full title Report to Accompany H.R. 6835 Full title original language N/A Abstract A report from the Committee on Patents recommending a Bill H.R. 6835 for extending to "operatic works" the same protection as for dramatic works, including public performance rights. The recommended Bill also included stiffer penalties for infringement of the copyright in such works. Bibliography Carroll, Michael. "The Struggle for Music Copyright." 57 Fla. L. Rev. 907 (2005). Rosen, Zvi. "The Twilight of the Opera Pirates: A Prehistory of the Exclusive Right of Public Performance for Musical Compositions." 24 Cardozo Arts & Ent. L.J. 1157 (2007). Sanjek, Russell. American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years. Vol. 2. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988. Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Washington D.C. Year 1894 Language English Source National Archives: 53rd Cong., 2d sess., 1894, H.R. Rep. 1191. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Covert, James Way (1842-1910) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to N/A Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to U.S. Congress U.S. House of Representatives Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words dramatic works, protected subject matter dramatico-musical works, protected subject matter penalties piracy property theory public performance 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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