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Core documents for France

1507 : Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515 : Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1547 : 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 : Book trade regulations

1676 : Decree on Sculptures

1686 : Book trade regulations

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

1701 : Royal letters patent

1714 : Decree on Fine Arts

1723 : Code de la Librairie

1725 : Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum

1725 : Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum

1749 : Crébillon's 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 : King's declaration on sculpture and painting

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

1777 : Linguet's memorandum

1778 : Pluquet's letters

1780 : Dramatic Act

1786 : Decree on Musical publications

1790 : Sieyès' report

1791 : Le Chapelier's report

1791 : Report of François Hell to the National Assembly

1793 : 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 : 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

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