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actor

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


actress

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


adapter of plays

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


administrator

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


Admiralty official

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


adventurer

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


agent for Dramatic Authors' Society

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act


agriculturalist

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act


agronomist

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations


alchemist

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

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


almanac writer

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege


American accountant

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden


American actor

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

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


American attorney

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


American auditor

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden


American author

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American bookseller

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


American cartographer

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American choral composer

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American circus proprietor

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American clergyman

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


American compiler of a Latin grammar book

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American composer

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American Congregationalist preacher

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


American delegate at Berne Conference

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


American economist

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


American editor

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


American educator

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


American engineer

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause


American explorer

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


American Germanist

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


American historian

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


American inventor

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause


American inventor of vulcanized rubber

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright


American judge

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1834: USA
  Letters from Sumner to Story

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American jurist

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1834: USA
  Letters from Sumner to Story

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American lawyer

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American legal writer

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden


American lexicographer

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1784: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American lithographer

1882: USA
  Oscar Wilde photograph

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American merchant

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


American military and revolutionary leader

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


American military commander

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


American military officer

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


American music engraver

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American music publisher

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American musician

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American novelist

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


American orator

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


American painter

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


American philosopher

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


American physician

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American planter

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


American playwright

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American poet

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American politician

1784: USA
  Letter from Noah Webster to James Madison

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American printer

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American publisher

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


American religious composer

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American revolutionary politician

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


American scholar

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


American scientist

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


American silversmith

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American soldier

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


American statesman

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1834: USA
  Letters from Sumner to Story

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American steamboat constructor

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause


American surveyor

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


American theatre critic

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


American theatre manager

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


Anglican minister

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


anglophile

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


Anglo-American bookseller

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Anglo-American printer

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Anglo-American Puritan clergyman

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


antiquarian

1557: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Charter

1559: United Kingdom
* Elizabethan Injunctions

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance


antiquary

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Apostle of the Gentiles

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1541: Germany
* Luther's "Warning to the Printers"


apostolic printer (1545-1567)

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


apothecary

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters


applied mathematician

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


Archbishop of Canterbury

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


Archbishop of Canterbury (1559-1575)

1557: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Charter


Archbishop of Canterbury (1575-1577)

1557: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Charter


Archbishop of Canterbury (1583-1604)

1559: United Kingdom
* Elizabethan Injunctions

1586: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Archbishop of Canterbury (1604-1610)

1559: United Kingdom
* Elizabethan Injunctions


Archbishop of Canterbury (1611-1633)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies


Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-1645)

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Archbishop of Canterbury (1660-1663)

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Archbishop of Canterbury (1694-1715)

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)


Archbishop of Florence

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


Archbishop of Mainz

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg


Archbishop of York (1606-1628)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies


Archduchess of Austria

1775: Germany
  Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness"

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


architect

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act


army officer

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act


art collector

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


art critic

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books


art dealer

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

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


art historian

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1504: Italy
* A woodcut by Albrecht Dürer plagiarized by Marcantonio Raimondi

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1568: Italy
* Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints


art theorist

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


artist

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography


assistant to his father Arnolt Schlick

1512: Germany
  Lyrical Reference to an Imperial privilege for Arnolt Schlick


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1790-1793)

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1830-1861)

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1845-1872)

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1846-1870)

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1851-1857)

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1862-1890)

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1877-1911)

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1898-1925)

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


astrologer

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


attorney

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right


Austrian author

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Austrian diplomat

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


Austrian jurist

1846: Germany
* Austrian Copyright Act

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


Austrian State Chancellor (1753-1792)

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


Austrian statesman

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

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


Austrian violinist

1835: Germany
* Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia

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


author

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1516: Germany
  Imperial Privilege for Johannes Eck

1516: Germany
  Imperial Privilege for Johannes Eck

1516: Germany
  Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1525: Germany
  Luther's "Admonition to the Printers"

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1541: Germany
* Luther's "Warning to the Printers"

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

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

1559: United Kingdom
* Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1591: Germany
  A publisher's "Friendly Reminder" about reprints

1650: France
* Vitré's memorandum on the prolongation of privileges

1659: Germany
* Schupp: The Book Thief

1659: Germany
* Schupp: The Book Thief

1659: Germany
* Schupp: The Book Thief

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1675: Germany
* Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest"

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1704: United Kingdom
* Defoe's Essay on the Press

1710: United Kingdom
* Statute of Anne

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

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

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

1739: Germany
  Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons

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

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

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

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

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

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

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

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

1765: Germany
  Reich v. Pauli

1765: Germany
* Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1770: France
* Luneau de Boisjermain's case

1770: France
* Luneau de Boisjermain's case

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1775: Germany
  Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness"

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

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

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

1790: France
* Sieyès' report

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

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

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

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

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1821: Germany
* Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

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

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1837: Germany
* Prussian Copyright Act

1837: Germany
* Prussian Copyright Act

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia

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

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1870: Germany
* Copyright Act for the German Empire

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

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


author of legal dictionary

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures


author of "A Handy-Book of Patent and Copyright Law" (1860)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


author of "A Practical Treatise on the Law of Patents for Inventions and Copyright" (1823)

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

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


author of "A Treatise on the Law of Copyright" (1847)

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


author of "Captain Cook's Last Voyage" (1783)

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


author of "Copyright and Patents for Inventions" (1879)

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


author of "Copyright and Patents, or Property in Thought"

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


author of "Der ausländische und einheimische Rechtsschutz gegen Nachdruck und Nachbildung" (1857)

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


author of "La propriété industrielle, artistique et littéraire"

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


author of "Law of Art Copyright" (1863)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


author of "On the Laws of Artistic Copyright and their Defects" (1853)

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


author of "Remarks on the Law of Literary Property in Different Countries" (1883)

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


author of "The Law of Copyright in Works of Literature and Art, and in the Application of Designs" (1863)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


author of "The Law of Copyright" (1903)

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations


author of "Traité de la contrefaçon en tous genres et de sa poursuite en justice" (1837)

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations


author of "Traité des droits d'auteur" (1838-39)

1474 : Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

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

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1866: France
* Literary and artistic property act

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


author of "Traité théorique et pratique de la propriété littéraire et artistique"

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


avocat-general

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl


avocat-général of the Parlement of Paris

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum


Baden Minister of Justice

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

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


banker

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

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


barrister

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Bavarian delegate to the Bundestag

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


Belgian musicologist

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


Belgian publisher

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights


Berlin bookseller

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


biblical scholar

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


biblical translator

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


bibliographer

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


bibliophile

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


biographer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


biologist

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


bishop

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Bishop of Bristol

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


Bishop of Carlisle (1768-1787)

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


Bishop of Gloucester

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

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

1762: United Kingdom
* An Enquiry into Literary Property


Bishop of London (1522)

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation


Bishop of London (1559-1570)

1557: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Charter


Bishop of London (1633-1649)

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Bishop of 's-Hertogenbosch and Antwerpen

1560: Germany
  Counterfeited papal privilege


Bolognese-born French glassmaker

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


book collector

1737: United Kingdom
* Booksellers' Bill


book merchant

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation


bookbinder

1559: United Kingdom
* Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass


bookseller

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1516: Germany
  Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1559: United Kingdom
* Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1586: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1704: United Kingdom
* Defoe's Essay on the Press

1710: United Kingdom
* Statute of Anne

1721: United Kingdom
* Burnet v. Chetwood

1721: United Kingdom
* Burnet v. Chetwood

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

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

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 (Atkyn's Reports)

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

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

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

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

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

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

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

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1773: Germany
* Saxonian Statute

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1775: Germany
  Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness"

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

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

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

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

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


botanist

1533: Germany
* Schott v. Egenolph


British Minister to Prussia (1841-1851)

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


British Minister to the USA

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


bronze sculptor

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures


bronze-caster

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


bugler

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy


businessman

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


calico printer

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act


Cambridge University printer

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins


Canadian Minister of Agriculture

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act


Canadian Minister of Finance

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Captain-General of the armies of the Church

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


cardinal

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


carpenter

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


cartographer

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


Catholic controversialist

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Catholic convert

1749: France
* Crébillon case


Catholic priest

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


censor

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia


Chancellor of France 1750

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


Chancellor of France (1714-1717)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie


Chancellor of France (1717-1750, intermittently)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

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


Chancellor of New York (1814-)

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause


chemist

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Chief Constable of Berlin

1765: Germany
  Reich v. Pauli

1765: Germany
* Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel

1766: Germany
  Prussian Cabinet Order

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)


Chief Justice of Pennsylvania (1777-1799)

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause


Chief Justice of the United States (1796-1800)

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


Chief Justice of the United States (1801-1835)

1834: USA
  Letters from Sumner to Story

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


Chief Justice of the United States (1836-1864)

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


Chief Minister of France (1642-1661)

1701: France
* Royal letters patent


Chinese philosopher

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right


choirmaster

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case


choral director

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


Christian scholar

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


Church father

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


Church of Scotland minister

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act


churchman

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations


civil engineer

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


civil servant

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

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

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

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

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


clergyman

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

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

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


Clerk of Stationers' Company

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan


clerk of the Maryland House of Delegates

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


colonial administrator

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Colonial Secretary (1833-1834, 1841-1844)

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act


Commissioner at the Permanent Imperial Diet in Regensburg

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


compiler

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books


composer

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1512: Germany
  Lyrical Reference to an Imperial privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

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

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

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

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

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1586: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1739: Germany
  Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

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

1835: Germany
* Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia

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

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

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

1870: Germany
* Copyright Act for the German Empire

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


concert impresario

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman


condottiero

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


conductor

1835: Germany
* Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia

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

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


congressman

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


Conservative statesman

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


constitutional delegate

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


constitutional theorist

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


constructor of marine chronometer

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters


controversialist

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson


cotton manufacturer

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act


councillor of state

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


councillor to the King of France

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges


Counsellor of State

1866: France
* Literary and artistic property act


court painter

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act


courtier

1765: Germany
  Reich v. Pauli

1765: Germany
* Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


cousin of John Locke

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)


co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous

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


cricketer

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


critic

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

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

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


cryptographer

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


customs official

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


dealer in calico prints

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act


dealer in prints

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act


Dean of Leuwen University

1560: Germany
  Counterfeited papal privilege


Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral

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

1737: United Kingdom
* Booksellers' Bill

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor


Dean of the Leuwen Faculty

1560: Germany
  Counterfeited papal privilege


dedicatee of poems by Alexander Pope

1737: United Kingdom
* Booksellers' Bill


delegate at Frankfurt Diet

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

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


delegate to the Estates General of 1789

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

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

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

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

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


deputy to the National Assembly

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1790: France
* Sieyès' report

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


diarist

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


diplomat

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1518: United Kingdom
* The Articles of the Pope's Bulle

1553: United Kingdom
* Totell's Printing Patent

1559: United Kingdom
* Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass

1710: United Kingdom
* Statute of Anne

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

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

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

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Director of Fine Arts under Charles X

1826: France
* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission


director of music at the Basilica di San Marco

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


director of news agency

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news


director of the Imprimerie royale (1788)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie


director of the Librairie (1737-1740)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie


director of the Librairie (1740-)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie


director of the Librairie (1750-1763)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press


director of the Librairie (1763-1774)

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

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


director of the Librairie (1775-)

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


director of the Paris Opéra (1704-1712)

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


discoverer of alkaloids

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


dissenting laywoman

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl


Dominican friar

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


Dominican monk

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges


draftsman

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick


drama critic

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act


dramatist

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

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

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

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

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


Duchess of Braunschweig-Calenberg

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin


Duchess of Burgundy

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick


Duke of Bavaria (1508-1550)

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1516: Germany
  Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria


Duke of Florence (1537-1574)

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act


Duke of Parma and Piacenza (1592-1622)

1590: Italy
* Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books"


Duke of Saxony (1500-1539)

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin


Dutch publishers' dynasty

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


Dutch-born Austrian diplomat

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Eastern Roman Emperor

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson


economist

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

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

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


editor

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

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

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

1690: Germany
  Beier: On the Book Trade and its Privileges

1690: Germany
  Beier: On the Book Trade and its Privileges

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

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

1770: France
* Luneau de Boisjermain's case

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


editor of Baden Statute Book

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code


editor of Dryden's works

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


editor of Milton's works

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


editor of Swift's works

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


editor of The New York Herald

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


editor of the newspaper "La Gironde"

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news


editor of the 1794 Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)


editor of the 1794 Prussian Statute Book (1794)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)


editor of Voltaire's works

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations


editor of Webster's "Dictionary"

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


editor of "Berliner musikalische Zeitung" (1844-1847)

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


editor of "The Courier"

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act


editor of "The New York Herald"

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden


editor of "The Times"

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act


educationalist

1824: Germany
* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books


eldest daughter of Noah Webster

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


Elector of Brandenburg

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg


Elector of Hanover (King 1815)

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


Elector of Hanover (1698-1727)

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman


Elector of Saxony

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica


Elector of Saxony (1486-1525)

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin


Elector of Saxony(1763-1806)

1773: Germany
* Saxonian Statute


Elector of the Palatinate (1610-1623)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Elector Palatine of the Rhine (1476-1508)

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick


Emperor of Austria (1806-1835)

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


Emperor of France (1804-1815)

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures


Empress of India (1876-1901)

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


engineer

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


English composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


English immigrant to Virginia

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


English photographic pioneer

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

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


English printer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


English scholar

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


English traveller

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


English-born American engraver

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


English-born American printer

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


English-born American revolutionary philosopher

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


engraver

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1504: Italy
* A woodcut by Albrecht Dürer plagiarized by Marcantonio Raimondi

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1533: Germany
* Schott v. Egenolph

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1568: Italy
* Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act

1735: United Kingdom
* Engravers' Copyright Act

1737: United Kingdom
* Booksellers' Bill

1739: Germany
  Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


entrepreneur

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography


epigrammatist

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Episcopal priest

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


essayist

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

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

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

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1882: USA
  Oscar Wilde photograph

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


etcher

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


filmmaker

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


Financial Secretary of the Treasury (1874-1877)

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


First Lord of the Admiralty

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)


First President of the Court of Cassation (1829-1852)

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


first secretary of Law Society

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

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

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


first wife of Henry VIII

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation


Flemish composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Florentine ambassador at the papal court

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Florentine gold-smith

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


Florentine official

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Florentine political leader

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


Florentine printer

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

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

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges


Florentine scholar

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Foreign Secretary (1852, 1858-1859)

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Foreign Secretary (1853-1858, 1865-1866, 1868-1870)

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Foreign Secretary (1870-1874, 1880-1885)

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


founder of news agency

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news


founder of Protestant convent

1824: Germany
* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books


founder of publishing house

1765: Germany
  Reich v. Pauli

1765: Germany
  Reich v. Pauli

1765: Germany
* Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel

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

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

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

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia


founder of the Académie française

1749: France
* Crébillon case


founder of the German Publishers & Booksellers' Association (1765)

1765: Germany
  Reich v. Pauli

1765: Germany
* Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel

1775: Germany
  Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness"

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

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

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


Franco-Flemish composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


free thinker

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum


Freemason

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting


French bookseller

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books


French composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

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

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

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

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


French editor

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


French jurist

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights


French punchcutter

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly


French soldier

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

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


French-born Italian-based composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


French-born Venetian-based printer

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


gambler

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


genealogist

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


genre painter

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


geographer

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


German astrologer

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


German bookseller

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

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


German comparative jurist

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

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

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right


German composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


German Emperor (1871-1888)

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


German encyclopaedia publisher

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


German jurist

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

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


German legal theorist

1821: Germany
* Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right


German nationalist

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

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


German philosopher

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books


German photochemist

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


German photographer

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


German physician

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


German poet

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


German political economist

1867: Germany
* Schäffle: "Authors' rights as an artificial means for safeguarding remuneration and annuities"


German printer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


German publisher

1773: Germany
* Saxonian Statute

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


German theologian

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books


German writer

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books


German-Austrian journalist

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"


German-born American lawyer

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


German-born American newspaper publisher

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas


German-born Italian-based printer

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


German-born Paris-based printer

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


German-born Venetian-based printer

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly


goldsmith

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1512: Germany
  Lyrical Reference to an Imperial privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


government licensor of newspapers

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies


government official

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Governor of Bombay (1848-1853)

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act


Governor of Canada

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


Governor of Madras (1886-1902)

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Governor of Massachusetts

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh


Governor of New Jersey (1776-1790)

1783: USA
* Connecticut Copyright Statute


Governor of New York (1692-1698)

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Governor of North Carolina (1734-1752)

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Governor of Pennsylvania (1693-1694)

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Governor of the Colony of Connecticut (1741-1750)

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (1760, 1769-1774)

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition


Governor of the Province of New York (1684-1688)

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Governor of Virginia (1642-1652, 1660-1677)

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


grammarian

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan


Grand Duke of Baden

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code


Grand Duke of Baden (1811-1818)

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code


Grand Duke of Tuscany (1569-1574)

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act


Grand-Provost of Paris

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


Greek epic poet

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality


Greek historian

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


Greek philosopher

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges


Greek physician

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


Greek tragedian

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


Grimmelshausen's pseudonym for the printer Wolf Eberhard Felßecker

1675 : Germany
* Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest"


Hamburg senator

1827: Germany
* Kramer: Rights of Writers and Publishers

1827: Germany
* Kramer: Rights of Writers and Publishers


Hanoverian delegate to the Bundestag

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


harpist

1830: Germany
* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy


headmaster

1721: United Kingdom
* Burnet v. Chetwood

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


Hebrew scholar

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


historian

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1557: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Charter

1559: United Kingdom
* Elizabethan Injunctions

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1710: United Kingdom
* Statute of Anne

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1762: United Kingdom
* An Enquiry into Literary Property

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1781: USA
* Andrew Law's Petition

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

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

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1799: Germany
* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

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

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

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

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

1841: USA
* Folsom v. Marsh

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

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

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


historian of literary property in France

1761: France
* La Fontaine case


historian of the Académie française

1749: France
* Crébillon case


historian of the book trade

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract


historian of the German book trade

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


historian of the Russian campaign of 1812

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

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey


historical painter

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act


Holy Roman Emperor (1452-1493)

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick


Holy Roman Emperor (1493-1519)

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1516: Germany
  Imperial Privilege for Johannes Eck


Holy Roman Emperor (1508-1519)

1533: Germany
* Schott v. Egenolph


Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1556)

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1533: Germany
* Schott v. Egenolph

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


Holy Roman Emperor (1558-1564)

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


Holy Roman Emperor (1576-1612)

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

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


Holy Roman Emperor (1619-1637)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)

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


Holy Roman Emperor (1711-1740)

1660: Germany
* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance


Holy Roman Emperor (1765-1790)

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

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

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code


Holy Roman Emperor (1790-1792)

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


Holy Roman Emperor (1792-1806)

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


Holy Roman Empress Consort (1745-1765)

1775: Germany
  Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness"

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Honorary Secretary of the Copyright Association of Great Britain

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Huguenot refugee

1586: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


humanist

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1560: Germany
  Counterfeited papal privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges


hymnwriter

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


illustrator

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Imperial Book Inspector

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica


Imperial Books Commissioner

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing


Imperial Chancellor (H.R.E.)

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1516: Germany
  Imperial Privilege for Johannes Eck


Imperial councillor

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick


impresario

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act


independent minister

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


inspector for Stationers' Company

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


inspector of the Parisian book trade

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege


inspector of the press

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)


Intendant in Languedoc

1761: France
* La Fontaine case


inventor

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1789: USA
* The Constitutional Copyright Clause

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


inventor of book-keeping system

1879: USA
* Baker v. Selden


inventor of cylinder printing

1787: United Kingdom
* Calico Printers' Act


inventor of magnetic telegraph

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news


inventor of printing

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1479: Germany
* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1501: Germany
* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica

1512: Germany
  Lyrical Reference to an Imperial privilege for Arnolt Schlick

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute


inventor of the chiaroscuro woodcut

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1516: Italy
  Ugo da Carpi's Patent


inventor of Venetian crystal

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


Irish actor

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1856: USA
* Copyright Act Amendment


Irish orator

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


Irish playwright

1882: USA
  Oscar Wilde photograph

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


Irish poet

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


Irish soldier

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege


Irish statesman

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act


Irish-born American physician

1790: USA
* Copyright Act


Italiam music publisher

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Italian architect

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


Italian artist

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1504: Italy
* A woodcut by Albrecht Dürer plagiarized by Marcantonio Raimondi

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer

1526: Italy
  Papal and Venetian Privileges for Sigismondo Fanti's "Triompho di Fortuna"

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1568: Italy
* Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints


Italian astrologer

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Italian author

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Italian bookseller

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


Italian classical scholar

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian composer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1846: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain


Italian courtier

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Italian dramatist

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


Italian editor

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian engineer

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


Italian engraver

1504: Italy
* A woodcut by Albrecht Dürer plagiarized by Marcantonio Raimondi

1511: Germany
* Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer

1568: Italy
* Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints


Italian financier

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege


Italian grammarian

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Italian historian

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege


Italian humanist

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian humanist scholar

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian jurist

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian lutenist

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


Italian music printer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Italian music publisher

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Italian musician

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Italian mystic

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Italian nobleman

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian painter

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1516: Italy
  Ugo da Carpi's Patent


Italian philosopher

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian physician

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian poet

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1515: Italy
* Ariosto's Printing Privilege

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1590: Italy
* Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books"

1590: Italy
* Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books"

1672: USA
* Usher's Printing Privilege

1880: Germany
* Kohler: Author's Right


Italian printer

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1506: Italy
  "Lamentationum Jeremie Prophete"

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

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


Italian Protestant publicist

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian publisher

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

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

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian religious reformer

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs


Italian scholar

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1517: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian singer

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent


Italian soldier

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Italian statesman

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

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

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian teacher

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege


Italian theologian

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege


Italian typographer

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly


Italian writer

1545: Italy
* Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations


Italian-based printer

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly


Italian-born French composer

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


Italian-born Lyonnais printer

1503: Italy
* Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon


Jacobin

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations


Jesuit writer

1586: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


Jewish businessman

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets


joint author of "A Handy-Book of the Law of Copyright" (1863)

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright


Joint Secretary of the Treasury

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act


journalist

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

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

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

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

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

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1847: United Kingdom
* Foreign Reprints Act

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1862: France
* Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires"

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report


judge

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)

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

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

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

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

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

1741: United Kingdom
* Pope v. Curl

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

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

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

1759: France
* Sieur d'Anville's contract

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

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

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

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

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

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1769: United Kingdom
* Millar v. Taylor

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1776: France
* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1790: USA
* Copyright Act

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1801: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

1831: USA
* Copyright Act

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

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1833: United Kingdom
* Dramatic Literary Property Act

1834: France
* Balzac's letter to authors

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1837: Germany
* Prussian Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

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

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

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

1844: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1852: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1903: USA
* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.


judge of the Vermont Federal District Court (1801-1842)

1831: USA
* Copyright Act


jurist

1474: Italy
* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1586: France
* Simon Marion's plea on privileges

1586: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1690: Germany
  Beier: On the Book Trade and its Privileges

1749: France
* Crébillon case

1761: France
* La Fontaine case

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1773: United Kingdom
* Hinton v. Donaldson

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books

1774: United Kingdom
* Donaldson v. Becket

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1777: France
* Linguet's memorandum

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters

1781: Germany
* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

1785: Germany
* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting

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

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

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

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1794: Germany
* Prussian Statute Book (ALR)

1798: United Kingdom
* Beckford v. Hood

1809: Germany
* Baden Civil Code

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on compilations

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1814: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

1821: Germany
* Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property

1821: Germany
* Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property

1824: Germany
* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books

1824: Germany
* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books

1824: Germany
* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books

1827: Germany
* Kramer: Rights of Writers and Publishers

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

1828: United Kingdom
* Maugham's Treatise

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1835: United Kingdom
* Publication of Lectures Act

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act

1840: Germany
* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia

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

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1842: France
* Court of Cassation on artistic property

1842: United Kingdom
* Copyright Act

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

1844: Germany
* Saxon Copyright Act

1844: Germany
* Saxon Copyright Act

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1845: France
* Court of Appeal on translations

1847: USA
* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: Germany
* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights

1853: USA
* Stowe v. Thomas

1854: United Kingdom
* Jeffreys v. Boosey

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1857: Germany
* Wächter: "Publishing Right"

1861: France
* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1862: France
* Court of Cassation on photography

1866: France
* Literary and artistic property act

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

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

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1869: France
* Court of Cassation on originality

1870: Germany
* Copyright Act for the German Empire

1870: Germany
* Copyright Act for the German Empire

1870: Germany
* Copyright Act for the German Empire

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

1870: United Kingdom
* Copinger's Law of Copyright

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

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

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: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1878: France
* Morillot on the author's right

1878: United Kingdom
* Royal Commissioners' Report

1886: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


Keeper of the King's Mulberry Gardens

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract


King of Bohemia (1619-1620)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree


King of England (1216-1272)

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


King of England (1327-1377)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies


King of England (1461-1483)

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan


King of England (1483-1485)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies


King of England (1485-1509)

1518: United Kingdom
* The Articles of the Pope's Bulle

1553: United Kingdom
* Totell's Printing Patent

1559: United Kingdom
* Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass


King of England (1509-1547)

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1518: United Kingdom
* The Articles of the Pope's Bulle

1538: United Kingdom
* Henrician Proclamation

1553: United Kingdom
* Totell's Printing Patent

1557: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Charter

1559: United Kingdom
* Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass

1559: United Kingdom
* Elizabethan Injunctions

1566: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1762: United Kingdom
* Tonson v. Collins

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan

1838: United Kingdom
* International Copyright Act


King of England (1603-1625)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1637: United Kingdom
* Star Chamber Decree

1667: United Kingdom
* Milton's Contract

1775: United Kingdom
* Stationers' Company v. Carnan


King of France (1226-1270)

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


King of France (1498-1515)

1486: Italy
* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege


King of France (1515-1547)

1498: Italy
* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1513: Germany
* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1547: France
* French Censorship Act


King of France (1547-1559)

1469: Italy
* Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly

1507: France
* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege

1515: France
* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege

1531: Germany
* Basel Printers' Statute

1547: France
* French Censorship Act

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


King of France (1559-1574)

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


King of France (1589-1610)

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

1778: France
* Pluquet's letters


King of France (1610-1643)

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

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


King of France (1643-1715)

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

1650: France
* Vitré's memorandum on the prolongation of privileges

1686: France
* Book trade regulations

1701: France
* Royal letters patent

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie

1762: France
* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors


King of France (1715-1774)

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

1723: France
* Code de la Librairie


King of France (1774-1793)

1780: France
* Dramatic Act


King of France (1814-1824)

1814: France
* Court of Cassation on sculptures


King of Great Britain and Ireland (1625-1649)

1624: United Kingdom
* Statute of Monopolies

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act


King of Great Britain and Ireland (1689-1702)

1662: United Kingdom
* Licensing Act

1690: United Kingdom
* Locke's Second Treatise on Government (selected extracts)

1704: United Kingdom
* Defoe's Essay on the Press


King of Great Britain and Ireland (1714-1727)

1777: United Kingdom
* Bach v. Longman


King of Great Britain and Ireland (1727-1760)

1774: Germany
* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books


King of Great Britain (1760-1820)

1798: United Kingdom
* Models and Busts Act

1862: United Kingdom
* Fine Art Copyright Act