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Core documents for France

1507: Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1547: French Censorship Act

1552: General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard

1586: Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1618: Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade

1650: Vitré's memorandum on the prolongation of privileges

1660: Decree on Engravings

1665: French book trade regulations

1676: Decree on Sculptures

1686: Book trade regulations

1690: Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers

1701: Royal letters patent

1723: Code de la Librairie

1725: Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum

1725: Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum

1749: Crébillon case

1759: Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: La Fontaine case

1762: Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1763: Diderot's Letter on the book trade

1770: Luneau de Boisjermain's case

1776: Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1776: Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1777: Royal declaration on sculpture and painting

1777: French Decree of 30 August 1777, on the duration of privileges

1777: Linguet's memorandum

1778: Pluquet's letters

1780: Dramatic Act

1786: French Decree on Musical Publications

1790: Sieyès' report

1791: Le Chapelier's report

1791: Report of François Hell to the National Assembly

1793: French Literary and Artistic Property Act

1814: Court of Cassation on sculptures

1814: Court of Cassation on compilations

1826: Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1834: Balzac's letter to authors

1841: Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property

1842: Court of Cassation on artistic property

1845: Court of Appeal on translations

1851: SACEM's act of constitution

1852: French International Copyright Act

1861: Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: Court of Cassation on photography

1862: Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"

1866: Literary and artistic property act

1867: Cour de Cassation on moral rights

1869: Court of Cassation on originality

1878: Morillot on the author's right

1902: Court of Cassation on moral rights

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