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Act for an Union of the two Kingdoms of England and Scotland, 1707, 5 & 6 Anne, c.8

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket


Act of German Confederation (8 June 1815)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Act of Union, 1800, 40 Geo.III, c.38

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence


Act to amend an Act of the 7th and 8th Years of the Her present Majesty, for reducing, under certain circumstances, the Duties payable upon Books and Engravings, 9 & 10 Vict., c.58

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Act to Protect and Regulate the Rights of Authors in Respect of their Works (No 2 of 1873)

1874: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright


Aliens Act, 1483, 1 Ric.III, c.9

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


An Act against Unlicensed and Scandalous Books and Pamphlets 1649

1653: United Kingdom
  An Act for reviving [the 1649 Act]

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright


An Act to impose a duty on Foreign Reprints of British Copyright Works, Canada, 1868, 31 Vict., c.56

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright


An Act touching letters patent, 1555, 1 & 2 Philip & Mary, c.1

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson


An Ordinance for the Regulation of Printing 1643

1774: United Kingdom
  Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)


Anglo-Belgian Copyright Treaty 1854

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Anglo-French Copyright Treaty 1851

1851: United Kingdom
  Anglo-French Copyright Treaty

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (13 Feb.)

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (30 April)

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1853: USA
  "Uncle Tom" at Law

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Anglo-German Copyright Treaty 1886

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Anglo-Prussian Copyright Treaty 1846

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (13 Feb.)

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Anglo-Prussian Copyright Treaty 1856

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Anglo-Sardinian Copyright Treaty 1860

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Anglo-Saxonian Copyright Treaty 1846

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (13 Feb.)

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Anglo-Spanish Copyright Treaty 1857

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Anglo-Spanish Copyright Treaty 1880

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Augsburg Printers' Ordinance 1713

1713: Germany
  Augsburg Printers' Ordinance


Austrian Civil Statute Book 1811

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1846: Germany
* Austrian Copyright Act


Austrian Copyright Act 1846

1846: Germany
* Austrian Copyright Act

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Austrian decree of 1775 penalising the reprinting of Austrian-published books

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1781

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Austro-Sardinian Copyright Treaty 1840

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Baden Statute Book 1809

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Basel Printers' Statute 1531

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


Basel Printers' Statute (1531)

1738: Germany
* Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books


Bavarian Copyright Act 1814

1824: Germany
* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Bavarian Copyright Act 1840

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights


Bavarian Copyright Act 1865

1867: Germany
* Mandry: Commentary on the Bavarian Copyright Act of 1865

1877: Germany
* Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights


Bavarian Penal Law Book, reprinting provision (1813)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Belgian Copyright Act 1886

1888: USA
  The International Copyright Bill


Belgian copyright legislation

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Belgian copyright legislation (1814, 1817)

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


Belgian decree (23 September 1814), repealing all French laws on the book trade

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Bermuda Copyright Act 1848

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright


Berne Convention 1886

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


British North America Act, 1867, 30 & 31 Vict., c.3

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright


British-American Copyright Convention Draft, 1853

1853: USA
  British-American Copyright Convention Draft

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


British-American Copyright Convention Draft, 1869

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


British-American Copyright Convention Draft, 1880

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Calico and Cotton Printers' Act, 1789, 29 Geo.III, c.19

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Calico Printers' Act, 1787, 27 Geo.III, c.38

1787: United Kingdom
  Calico Printers' Act (parchment copy)

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Canadian Copyright Act, 1868, 31 Vict., c.54

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1874: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Canadian Copyright Act, 1875, 38 & 39 Vict., c.53

1874: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1888: USA
  The International Copyright Bill


Canadian Copyright Amendment Act 1886

1888: USA
  The International Copyright Bill


Charte aux Normands 1315

1665: France
* French book trade regulations


Code civil (Napoleonic code) 1804

1834: France
* Balzac's letter to authors

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1851: France
* SACEM's act of constitution

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"

1866: France
* Literary and artistic property act

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


Code de la Librairie 1723

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1725: France
* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum

1725: France
* Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum

1770: France
* Luneau de Boisjermain's case

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Code Pénal 1810

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1841: France
  Court of Cassation on artistic property

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1851: France
* SACEM's act of constitution

1862: France
* Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


Codex Augusteus (Body of Electoral Saxon Law, published in 1724)

1549 : Germany
* Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717


Colonial Laws Validity Act, 1865, 28 & 29 Vict., c.63

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright


Comédie-Française regulations (Decree of 9 December 1780)

1780: France
* Dramatic Act


Comédie-Française regulations (1697)

1780: France
* Dramatic Act


Comédie-Française regulations (1757)

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1780: France
* Dramatic Act


Confederate Copyright Statute 1861

1861: USA
* Confederate States of America Copyright Act

1863: USA
  Confederate States of America Copyright Act Amendement

1863: USA
  Hardee's Memorial


Connecticut Copyright Statute 1783

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1784: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Constitution of the Holy Roman Empire

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books


Copyright Act for the German Empire 1870

1870: Germany
* Copyright Act for the German Empire

1876: Germany
* Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs

1877: Germany
* Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1891: Germany
  50 Prussian Expert Opinions from 1870-1876


Copyright Act 1790, 1 Stat. 124 (1790

1834: USA
  Letters from Sumner to Story


Copyright Acts for the German Empire 1876

1876: Germany
* Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs

1877: Germany
* Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Copyright Act, 1775, 15 Geo.III, c.53

1813: United Kingdom
  Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster

1813: United Kingdom
  Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Copyright Act, 1801, 41 Geo.III, c.107

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1812: United Kingdom
  Petition of the London Booksellers

1813: United Kingdom
  Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster

1813: United Kingdom
  Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (12 July)

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (15 July)

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (18 May)

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (7 June)

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1839: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1840: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1841: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (21 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Copyright Act, 1814, 54 Geo.III, c.156

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1830: United Kingdom
  Dramatic Writings Bill

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1833: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend the Laws relating to Dramatic Literary Property

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1835: United Kingdom
  Publication of Lectures Bill

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1837: USA
  Address of Certain Authors

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)

1839: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1839: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)

1840: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (4 Feb.)

1841: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (21 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Copyright Act, 1814, 54 Geo.III, c.156&Legislation_referred_to_in_commentary>

1826: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to Daniel Webster


Copyright Act, 1836, 6 & 7 Will.IV, c.110

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Copyright Amendment Act, 1842, 5 & 6 Vict., c.45

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1847: United Kingdom
  Foreign Reprints Bill

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1862: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill (20 March)

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May)

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (5 June)

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1874: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1888: USA
  American Authors and British Pirates


Copyright in Prints and Engravings (Ireland) Act, 1836, 6 & 7 Will.IV, c.59

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Copyright Law of 1805 (Spain)

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)


Copyright Law of 1828 (Russia)

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)


Copyright of Designs Act, 1842, 5 & 6 Vict., c.100

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1879: USA
  Baker's Argument


Copyright of Designs Act, 1850, 13 & 14 Vict., c.104

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Copyright of Designs Amendment Act, 1858, 21 & 22 Vict., c.70

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1879: USA
  Baker's Argument


Copyright of Designs (Amendment) Act, 1843, 6 & 7 Vict., c.65

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Copyright Treaty between Britain and Hamburg 1853

1853: Germany
  Bilateral Treaty between Hamburg and Great Britain

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Copyright Treaty between Britain and Hanover 1847

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Copyright Treaty between Britain and Hessen 1861

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Copyright Treaty between Prussia and Württemberg 1828

1827: Germany
* Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Copyright (Musical Compositions) Act, 1882, 45 & 46 Vict., c.40

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


County Courts Act, 1850, 13 & 14 Vict., c.61

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright


Customs Act, 1825, 6 Geo.IV, c.107

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (9 May)


Customs Act, 1845, 8 & 9 Vict., c.93

1847: United Kingdom
  Foreign Reprints Bill

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright


Customs Consolidation Act, 1853, 16 & 17 Vict., c. 107

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright


Darmstadt Copyright Act 1830

1846: Germany
  Expert Opinion on Schelling v. Paulus


Decree of the King's Council on the duration of privileges (1777)

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

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1777: France
* Royal declaration on sculpture and painting

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1780: Italy
  Venetian Reprint of the French Decree of 30 August 1777, on the duration of privileges

1781: Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1841: France
* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Decree of the King's Council (1665), regulating the French book trade

1665 : France
* French book trade regulations


Decree of the King's Council (1704), reducing the number of printing offices throughout France

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Decree of the King's Council (1725), regulating the Parisian book trade

1725: France
  French book trade regulations

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Decree of the King's Council (1739), reducing the number of printing offices in some French towns

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Decree of the King's Council (1744), applying the Code de la Librairie (1726) to all of France

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Decree of the National Assembly Abolishing the Feudal System, 11 August 1789

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Decrees of King's Council 1626, 1627

1725: France
* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum


Designers and Printers Act, 1794, 34 Geo.III, c.23

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Directive of reciprocal protection within the German Confederation (1837)

1837: Germany
* Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation

1837: USA
  Address of Certain Authors

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March)

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1846: Germany
  Expert Opinion on Schelling v. Paulus

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Disorderly Houses Act, 1751, 25 Geo.II, c.36

1830: United Kingdom
  Dramatic Writings Bill

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Draft law against offences which can be committed by way of printing and by the publication of writings and engravings

1790: France
* Sieyès' report


Dramatic Literary Property Act, 1833, 3 & 4 Will.IV, c.15

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1839: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1840: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March)

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (5 June)

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1885: USA
  Carte v. Duff

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Dutch book trade regulations in various provinces

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Dutch copyright legislation

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Dutch Law of 25 January 1817, relating to literary and artistic property

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Edict of Charles VIII (1488), limiting the number of University booksellers

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade


Edict of Gaillon 1571 (regulation of book trade)

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


Edict of Moulins (1566), obliging royal privileges for all first editions

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission


Elizabethan Injunctions 1559

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


English Copyright Bill 1838

1841: France
* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property


Engravers' Copyright Act, 1735, 8 Geo.II, c.13

1735: United Kingdom
  Engravers' Copyright Act (parchment copy)

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act

1766: United Kingdom
  Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts)

1766: United Kingdom
  Engravers' Copyright Act

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Messrs John Hinton et al

1777: United Kingdom
  Engravers' Copyright Act

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (5 June)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1883: USA
  Sarony's Brief

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Engravers' Copyright Act, 1766, 7 Geo.III, c.38

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Messrs John Hinton et al

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Engravers' Copyright Act, 1777, 17 Geo.III, c.57

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1836: United Kingdom
  Copyright in Prints and Engravings (Ireland) Act

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Fine Art Copyright Act, 1862, 25 & 26 Vict., c.68

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1902: USA
  Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief


Foreign Reprints Act, 1847, 10 & 11 Vict., c.95

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1857: United Kingdom
  Return of Colonies and British Possessions on Importation of Reprints

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1874: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Franco-Bavarian Copyright Treaty 1865

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


Franco-Belgian Copyright Convention 1861

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Franco-Belgian Copyright Treaty 1882

1888: USA
  The International Copyright Bill


Franco-German Copyright Treaty 1883

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Franco-Prussian Copyright Treaty 1862

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Franco-Russian Copyright Treaty 1861

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Franco-Saxonian Copyright Treaty 1865

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Franco-Spanish Copyright Treaty 1853

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1660

1690: Germany
  Amendment to the Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance


French Constitution of 1852

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French Copyright Act 1793

1793: France
* French Literary and Artistic Property Act

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1832: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature

1837: USA
  Address of Certain Authors

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March)

1841: France
  Court of Cassation on artistic property

1841: France
* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1862: France
* Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May)

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French Copyright Act 1895

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French decree abolishing feudalism and privileges (4 August 1789)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


French Decree on Music Publications 1786

1786: France
* French Decree on Musical Publications


French design regulations (1737), giving commissioning manufacturers a perpetual right of ownership to designs

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


French design regulations (1744)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


French design regulations (1787), stipulating registration of designs and limiting duration of ownership of new designs

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


French Imperial decree on the book trade 1810

1810: France
  Imperial decree on the book trade

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1837: USA
  Address of Certain Authors

1837: USA
* Senate Report

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1841: France
* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French International Copyright Act 1852

1852: France
* French International Copyright Act

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right

1888: USA
  American Authors and British Pirates


French law of 13 January 1791, concerning the works of living playwrights

1791: France
  Beaumarchais's petition

1791: France
* Le Chapelier's report

1791: France
* Report of François Hell to the National Assembly

1832: Germany
* Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays

1832: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature

1862: France
* Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French law of 19 January 1791, declaring the liberty of the theatres

1902 : France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French Law on Patents for Inventions 1854

1862: France
* Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"


French legislation on theatre censorship

1832: Germany
* Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays

1832: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature


French Literary and Artistic Property Act 1854

1854: France
  Literary and Artistic Property Act

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (23 May)

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French Literary and Artistic Property Act 1866

1866: France
* Literary and artistic property act

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright

1902: France
* Court of Cassation on moral rights


French Patents Act 1844

1877: Germany
* Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights


French royal declaration on sculpture and painting (1777)

1777 : France
* Royal declaration on sculpture and painting

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures


French royal decree on the fine arts (1714)

1714: France
  Decree on Fine Arts

1735: United Kingdom
  The Case of Designers, Engravers, Etchers, &c.


French royal decree on the profession of engraving (1660)

1660 : France
* Decree on Engravings


French royal decree prohibiting the copying of sculptures (1676)

1676 : France
* Decree on Sculptures

1777: France
* Royal declaration on sculpture and painting


French royal edict on censorship 1547

1547: France
* French Censorship Act

1725: France
* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum


French royal edict on censorship 1551

1551: France
  French Censorship Act


French royal edict 1563

1725: France
* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum


French royal edict 1742

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade


French royal edict 1754

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade


French Royal Letters Patent (1701), on the book trade

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters


Friendly Societies Act 1875

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Georgia Copyright Statute 1786

1786: USA
  Georgia Copyright Statute


German Federal Act 1815

1827: Germany
* Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States

1837: Germany
* Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation


German federal directive prohibiting reprinting, 1835

1837: Germany
* Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation


German Federal Directive (10 June 1845), instituting lifelong copyright and post mortem term

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


German federal directive (22 April 1841), on performance rights

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights


German Law for the Protection of Trademarks 1874

1877: Germany
* Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights


Germany-U.S.A. Copyright Treaty 1892

1892: Germany
* Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A.


German-American Copyright Convention 1893

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Golden Bull of Brabant 1349

1790: Germany
* J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire


Golden Bull of Emperor Charles IV (1356)

1608: Germany
* "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II


Gotha directive 1828

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Government Annuities Act, 1864, 27 & 28 Vict., c.43

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill


Hamburg directive 1847

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Henrician Proclamation 1538

1761: United Kingdom
  Tonson v. Collins

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson


Hessen Copyright Act 1830

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Imperial Books Constitution 1608

1608: Germany
* "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II


Imperial Charter (Reichspatent) 1746

1790: Germany
* J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire


Imperial laws forbidding monopolies 1548 and 1577

1750: Germany
  Fritsch: Treatise on Book Printers, Booksellers, Paper Manufacturers and Bookbinders


Imperial Statute Book (Reichspolizeiordnung) 1577

1713: Germany
  Augsburg Printers' Ordinance

1790: Germany
* J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire


Importation Act, 1739, 12 Geo.II, c.36

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Messrs John Hinton et al

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Indemnity and Oblivion Act, 1660, 16 Car.II, c.11

1663: United Kingdom
  L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals


Indian Act 1847 (Act XX: "An act for the encouragement of learning in the territories subject to the government of the East India Company")

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


International Copyright Act, 1838, 1 & 2 Vict., c.59

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: USA
  Memorial of the New York Typographical Society

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (13 Feb.)

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (30 April)

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


International Copyright Act, 1844, 7 & 8 Vict., c.12

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (13 Feb.)

1852: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (30 April)

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1888: USA
  American Authors and British Pirates

1896: USA
  Hearing on H.R. 5976


International Copyright Act, 1852, 15 & 16 Vict., c.12

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (24 July)

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


International Copyright Act, 1875, 38 Vict., c.12

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


International Copyright Act, 1875, 38 & 39 Vict., c.12

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1888: USA
  American Authors and British Pirates


International Copyright Act, 1886, 49 & 50 Vict., c.33

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1888: USA
  American Authors and British Pirates

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Italian Copyright Act 1865

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Licensing Act, 1662, 13 & 14 Car.II, c.33

1662: United Kingdom
  Licensing Act (parchment copy)

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1693: United Kingdom
  Locke's Memorandum on the 1662 Act

1695: United Kingdom
  Reasons for objecting to the renewal of the Licensing Act

1762: United Kingdom
  A Vindication of the Rights of Authors

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Messrs John Hinton et al

1774: United Kingdom
  Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property

1774: United Kingdom
  The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1814: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (18 July)

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1841: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (29 Jan.)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief


Licensing Act, 1685, 1 Jac.II, c.17

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright


Licensing Act, 1737, 10 Geo.II, c.28

1832: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature


Licensing of the Press Act, 1664, 16 Cha.II, c.8

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Luxembourg Copyright Act 1817

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Magna Carta, 1297, 25 Edw.I, c.9

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins


Maryland Literary Property Statute 1783

1783: USA
  Maryland Copyright Statute

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report


Massachusetts Copyright Statute 1783

1783: USA
  Massachusetts Copyright Statute

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Meining directive 1829

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Models and Busts Act, 1798, 38 Geo.III, c.71

1798: United Kingdom
  Models and Busts Act (parchment copy)

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1799: United Kingdom
  Documents concerning the Models and Busts Act

1814: United Kingdom
  Sculpture Copyright Act

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.)

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (5 June)


Montevideo International Copyright Convention 1889

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Naturalization Act, 1870, 33 Vict., c. 14

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


New Hampshire Copyright Statute 1783

1783: USA
  New Hampshire Copyright Statute

1784: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report


New Jersey Copyright Statute 1783

1783: USA
  New Jersey Copyright Statute

1784: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report


New York Copyright Statute 1786

1786: USA
  New York Copyright Statute

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Newspapers, Printers, and Reading Rooms Repeal Act, 1869, 32 & 33 Vict., c.24

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


North Carolina Literary Property Statute 1785

1785: USA
  North Carolina Copyright Statute

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report


Norwegian law for the protection of literary property 1876

1878 : France
* Morillot on the author's right

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Nuremberg Printers' Ordinance 1673

1673: Germany
  Nuremberg Printers' Ordinance

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right


Ordinance against Unlicensed or Scandalous Pamphlets 1647

1649: United Kingdom
  An Act against Unlicensed and Scandalous Books and Pamphlets

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report


Papal printing privilege for Antonio Blado (1531)

1531: Italy
* Antonio Blado's privilege for Machiavelli's works

1531: Italy
* Bernardo Giunti's privilege for Machiavelli's works

1532: Italy
  Antonio Blado's edition of Machiavelli's "History of Florence"


Papal printing privilege for Filippo Giunti's heirs (1531)

1531: Italy
* Bernardo Giunti's privilege for Machiavelli's works


Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, 1883

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union


Parisian Book Trade Regulations 1618

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

1649: France
  Book trade regulations

1686: France
* Book trade regulations

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights


Parisian Book Trade Regulations 1620

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Parisian Book Trade Regulations 1665

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


Parisian Book Trade Regulations 1686

1686: France
* Book trade regulations

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

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1709: United Kingdom
  More Reasons Humbly Offer'd for the Bill for the Encouragement of Learning

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade

1770: France
* Luneau de Boisjermain's case

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Patent Law Amendment Act, 1852, 15 & 16 Vict., c.83

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright


Peace of Westphalia 1649

1790: Germany
* J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire


Peace of Westphalia (1648)

1549: Germany
* Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717


Pennsylvania Copyright Statute 1784

1784: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison

1784: USA
  Pennsylvania Copyright Statute


Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, 14 & 15 Vict., c.93

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill


Portuguese Copyright Act (18 July 1851)

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Printers and Binders Act, 1533, Hen.VIII, c.15

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Prussian bilateral treaties with German states (1827-1829)

1827: Germany
* Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Prussian Cabinet Order (1766), forbidding all reprinting

1766 : Germany
  Prussian Cabinet Order


Prussian Copyright Act 1837

1837: Germany
* Prussian Copyright Act

1837: USA
  Address of Certain Authors

1838: Germany
  Ordinance on the Establishment of Societies of Copyright Experts

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March)

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1841: France
* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property

1841: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (29 Jan.)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1846: Germany
  Expert Opinion on Schelling v. Paulus

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Prussian Statute Book 1794 (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1815: Germany
* Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna

1827: Germany
* Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1832: Germany
* Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


Publication of Lectures Act, 1835, 5 & 6 Will.IV, c.65

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1839: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1840: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Rhode Island Copyright Statute 1783

1783: USA
  Rhode Island Copyright Statute


Royal Edict of 27 June 1577 (forbidding the hawking of books)

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


Royal Letters Patent of 1488

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission


Royal Letters Patent of 1586

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission


Royal Letters Patent of 1649

1665: France
* French book trade regulations

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade


Royal letters patent 1761, reorganizing the administration and financing of the Comédie-Française

1780: France
* Dramatic Act


Ruling of King's Council (1761), awarding a privilege to the granddaughters of La Fontaine

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade


Ruling of the King's Council (1749), in favour of M. de Crébillon

1763 : France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade


Ruling of the Parlement of Paris (1657), forbidding new editions unless the work had been significantly enlarged

1763: France
* Diderot's Letter on the book trade

1776: France
* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers


Russian Council of State decree (1830), on the duration of copyright

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1837: USA
  Address of Certain Authors

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Russian Council of State decree (1857), extending duration of p.m.a. term

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Russian law, stipulating that photographs had to show the publisher's name

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Russian Statute on Censorship (1828)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Saxon code of common law

1740: Germany
* Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books"


Saxon Criminal Code

1844: Germany
* Saxon Copyright Act


Saxon Royal Edict 1661

1740: Germany
* Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books"


Saxonian Copyright Act 1844

1844: Germany
* Saxon Copyright Act

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1863: USA
  International Copyright Resolution


Saxonian Statute 1686

1773: Germany
* Saxonian Statute

1815: Germany
* Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna


Saxonian Statute (1773), on regulation of the book trade

1773 : Germany
* Saxonian Statute

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1815: Germany
* Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna

1827: Germany
* Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Sculpture Copyright Act, 1814, 54 Geo.III, c.56

1844: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1861: United Kingdom
  Fine Art Copyright Bill

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1879: United Kingdom
  Copyright Consolidation Bill

1886: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union

1886: United Kingdom
  International Copyright Bill

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Seditious Meetings Act, 1795, 36 Geo.III, c.8

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Small Penalties Act, 1868, 32 Vict., c. 25

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Smithsonian Institution Act 1846, 29th Cong.

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials


South Carolina Copyright Statute 1784

1784: USA
  South Carolina Copyright Statute


Spanish Copyright Act (10 January 1879)

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Spanish Copyright Act (10 June 1847)

1858: United Kingdom
  Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Spanish legislation on copyright, included in the "Novísima Recopilación de Leyes de España" (1806)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright


Stamp Act, 1870, 33 & 34 Vict., c. 97

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Star Chamber Decree 1566

1643: United Kingdom
* The Humble Remonstrance of the Stationers' Company

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Star Chamber Decree 1586

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1643: United Kingdom
* The Humble Remonstrance of the Stationers' Company

1761: United Kingdom
  Tonson v. Collins

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1774: United Kingdom
  Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Star Chamber Decree 1637

1761: United Kingdom
  Tonson v. Collins

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1774: United Kingdom
  The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Stationers' Charter 1557

1684: United Kingdom
  Stationers' Charter


Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19

1710: United Kingdom
* Statute of Anne

1721: United Kingdom
  Burnet's Bill of Complaint and Chetwood's Answer

1721: United Kingdom
* Burnet v. Chetwood

1729: United Kingdom
  Gay v. Read

1737: United Kingdom
  An Act for the Encouragement of Learning (Draft)

1737: United Kingdom
* Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders

1737: United Kingdom
* Booksellers' Bill

1741: United Kingdom
  Gyles v. Wilcox (Barnardiston's Report)

1741: United Kingdom
  Pope v Curl: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders

1741: United Kingdom
  Pope's Bill of Complaint, and Curl's Answer

1741: United Kingdom
* Gyles v. Wilcox (Atkyn's Reports)

1747: United Kingdom
* Warburton's Letter from an Author

1761: United Kingdom
  Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
  A Vindication of the Rights of Authors

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1766: United Kingdom
  Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts)

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Messrs John Hinton et al

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1774: United Kingdom
  Booksellers' Bill

1774: United Kingdom
  Enfield's Observations

1774: United Kingdom
  Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property

1774: United Kingdom
  Macauley's A Modest Plea

1774: United Kingdom
  The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents

1774: United Kingdom
  The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1783: USA
  Letter from Joel Barlow to the Continental Congress

1791: France
* Le Chapelier's report

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1812: United Kingdom
  Petition of the London Booksellers

1813: United Kingdom
  Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster

1813: United Kingdom
  Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (12 July)

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (15 July)

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (18 May)

1814: United Kingdom
  Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (7 June)

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1835: United Kingdom
  Publication of Lectures Bill

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1837: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)

1838: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill (6 June)

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (9 May)

1838: USA
  Report, from the Committee on Patents

1839: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1840: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (4 Feb.)

1841: United Kingdom
  Copyright Bill

1841: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (29 Jan.)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (21 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)

1842: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1862: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1888: USA
  American Authors and British Pirates


Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Ann. c. 19

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1879: USA
  Selden's Argument

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


Statute of Monopolies, 1624, 21 Jac.I, c.3

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1761: United Kingdom
  Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1766: United Kingdom
  Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts)

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1774: United Kingdom
  The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents

1774: United Kingdom
  The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Statute, James V, 1540, c.127

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson


Statute, Mary, 1551, c.27

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Alexander Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
  Information for Messrs John Hinton et al


Swedish copyright legislation

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Swiss Copyright Act 1883

1884: Germany
* Orelli: "Swiss Copyright Act 1883 with comments and appendices"


Swiss Copyright Act 1884

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


Teschen, Peace Treaty of (13 May 1779)

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Trade Marks Registration Act, 1875, 38 & 39 Vict., c.91

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Trades Union Act, 1871, 34 & 35 Vict., c.31

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence


Uniformity Act, 1662, 14 Car.II, c.4

1663: United Kingdom
  L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals


Unlawful Societies Act, 1799, 39 Geo.III, c.79

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


U.S. Congress Act of 1819, giving the circuit courts original jurisdiction over copyright cases

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright


U.S. Congress Act of 3 March 1817, relating to the office of Reporter of the Supreme Court

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report


U.S. Constitutional Copyright Clause 1789

1789: USA
  Ramsay's Petition

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1831: USA
  House Debate

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1873: USA
  Committee on the Library Report

1874: United Kingdom
  Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1883: USA
  Sarony's Brief

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

1899: USA
  Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., District Court Decision

1900: USA
  Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision

1902: USA
  Bleistein's Brief

1902: USA
  Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


U.S. Copyright Act 1790, 1 Stat. 124 (1790)

1790: USA
  Sample registrations

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1802: USA
  1802 Amendment

1813: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts

1818: United Kingdom
  Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence

1828: USA
  H.R. 140 Committee Bill

1828: USA
  H.R. 140 Consolidated Bill

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1844: USA
  H.R. 9 (Ingersoll Bill)

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
  Affidavit of Harriet Beecher Stowe

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1853: USA
  Stowe v. Thomas, Complainant's Bill

1853: USA
  Stowe v. Thomas, Defendant's Answer

1879: USA
  Baker's Argument

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report

1902: USA
  Bleistein's Brief


U.S. Copyright Act 1802 (Amendment of 1790 Act), 2 Stat. 171 (1802)

1802: USA
  1802 Amendment

1828: USA
  H.R. 140 Committee Bill

1828: USA
  H.R. 140 Consolidated Bill

1828: USA
  Letter from Peters to Donaldson

1830: USA
  Judiciary Committee Report

1831: USA
  House Debate

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1844: USA
  H.R. 9 (Ingersoll Bill)

1853: USA
  Affidavit of Harriet Beecher Stowe

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1853: USA
  Stowe v. Thomas, Complainant's Bill

1853: USA
  Stowe v. Thomas, Defendant's Answer

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Copyright Act 1831, 21st Cong., 2d Sess., 4 Stat. 436

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1837: USA
  Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the United States

1837: USA
* Senate Report

1838: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March)

1838: USA
  Report, from the Committee on Patents

1840: United Kingdom
  Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1842: United Kingdom
* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright

1844: USA
  H.R. 9 (Ingersoll Bill)

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1848: USA
  Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials

1852: USA
  Copyright and Natural Right

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: USA
  Affidavit of Harriet Beecher Stowe

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright

1853: USA
  Stowe v. Thomas, Complainant's Bill

1853: USA
  Stowe v. Thomas, Defendant's Answer

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1863: USA
  Confederate States of America Copyright Act Amendement

1863: USA
  Hardee's Memorial

1865: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1879: USA
  Baker's Argument

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1883: USA
  Sarony's Brief

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881


U.S. Copyright Act 1870, 16 Stat. 198

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: USA
* Copyright Act

1872: United Kingdom
  Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
  Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright


U.S. Copyright Amendment Act 1856, 11 Stat. 138

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1863: USA
  Confederate States of America Copyright Act Amendement

1865: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1885: USA
  Carte v. Duff

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Copyright Amendment Act 1865 (extending copyright to photographs), 13 Stat. 540, c.126

1865: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Copyright Amendment Act 1895 (penalties for infringement of copyright in photographs and fine art), 28 Stat. 965

1902: USA
  Bleistein's Brief

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


U.S. Copyright Amendment Act 1897 (public performance right in musical works), 29 Stat. 481, c.4

1897: USA
* Copyright Act (Public Performance of Musical Compositions)


U.S. Industrial Designs Protection Act 1842, 5 Stat. 543

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


U.S. International Copyright Act, 1891 (Chace Act)

1891: USA
* International Copyright Act (The Chace Act)

1896: USA
  Hearing on H.R. 5976

1896: USA
  The Question of Copyright

1896: USA
  Treloar Copyright Bill (H.R. 5976)

1899: USA
  Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., District Court Decision

1900: USA
  Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision

1902: USA
  Bleistein's Brief

1902: USA
  Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


U.S. Patent Act 1790

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Patent Act 1793, 1 Stat. 318-323

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Patent Act 1800, 1, 2 Stat. 37

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Patent Act 1819

1838: USA
  Report, from the Committee on Patents

1853: USA
  Letters on International copyright


U.S. Patent Act 1832, 4 Stat. 162

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Patent Act 1836, 5 Stat. 117

1886: USA
  Committee on Patents Report


U.S. Patent Law 1836

1837: USA
* Senate Report


U.S. Print and Label Law, Amendatory Act of June 18, 1874, 18 Stat. 78

1879: USA
  Baker's Argument

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony

1902: USA
  Bleistein's Brief

1902: USA
  Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


Vagrancy Act, 1824, 5 Geo.IV, c.83

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright


Vagrancy Act, 1838, 1 & 2 Vict., c.38

1853: United Kingdom
  Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright


Venetian decree against the unauthorised printing of songs (1740)

1740 : Italy
  Venetian Decree Against Unauthorized Printing of Songs


Venetian decree establishing perpetuity of privileges (1780)

1780 : Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents

1781: Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings


Venetian decree establishing the "Università di Stampatori e Librai" (1549)

1549: Italy
* Decree Establishing the Venetian Guild of Printers and Booksellers

1549: Italy
* Statutes of the Venetian Guild of Printers and Booksellers


Venetian decree on censorial revision of books by the Commissioners of the University of Padua (1545)

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Venetian decree on privileges for new books and reprints (1603)

1603 : Italy
* Venetian Decree on Privileges for New Books and Reprints

1780: Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents

1781: Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings


Venetian decree on privileges (1517)

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1780: Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents

1781: Italy
* "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings


Venetian monopoly to Aldus Manutius for printing in Greek typeface (1496)

1502: Italy
  Aldus Manutius's Petition against Counterfeiters


Venetian printing privilege for Ariosto (1515)

1515: Italy
* Ariosto's Printing Privilege


Venetian privilege to Aldus Manutius for the exclusive use of a chancery cursive typeface (1502)

1502: Italy
  Aldus Manutius's Petition against Counterfeiters


Venetian Statute on industrial brevets (1474)

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


Virginia Copyright Statute 1785

1785: USA
  Virginia Copyright Statute

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters

1834: USA
* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report

1883: USA
  Burrow-Giles' Brief

1890: USA
  Report on H.R. 10881

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