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Public Performance Bill, Washington D.C. (1896)

Source:
National Archives: S.2306, 54th Cong., 1st sess. (February 27, 1896).

Citation:
Public Performance Bill (1896), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Record-ID:
us_1896

Full title
A bill to amend title 60, chapter 3 of the Revised Statutes relating to copyrights

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Abstract
A Senate Bill for extending public performance rights to "operatic compositions."

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.

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Washington D.C.

Year
1896

Language
English

Source
National Archives: S.2306, 54th Cong., 1st sess. (February 27, 1896).

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Persons referred to
Hill, David Bennett (1843-1910)

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U.S. Congress
U.S. Senate

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Key words
dramatic works, protected subject matter
dramatico-musical works, protected subject matter
penalties
public performance

Responsible editor
Oren Bracha




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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).




Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge, 10 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DZ, UK