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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login: | Persons referred to Abbatucci, Paul-Séverin (1821-1888); info: member of the Corps législatif 1866: France * Literary and artistic property act Abbey, Edwin Austin (1852-1911); info: American artist; illustrator 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief Abbey, Henry E. (1846-1896); info: American theatre manager 1896: USA Debate in Congress Abbey, Henry (1842-1911); info: American poet 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Abbott, Benjamin Vaughan (1830-1890); info: American lawyer; legal writer 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Abbott, Charles (1762-1832); also: Baron Tenterdon; info: judge 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Abbott, Jacob (1803-1879); info: American clergyman 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Abbott, Lyman (1835-1922); info: American theologian; editor; author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Abbott, William (1788-1854); info: actor; theatre manager 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Abbot, Charles, 1st Baron Colchester (1757-1829); info: politician; Speaker of the House of Commons (1802-1817) 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Abbot, Charles, 2nd Baron Colchester (1798-1867); info: politician 1852: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (30 April) Abeel, David (1804-1846); info: American missionary; writer on China 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Abelard, Peter (1079-1142); also: Abailard; info: philosopher 1778 : France * Pluquet's letters Abercrombie, John (1780-1844); info: physician 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Abercromby, George, 2nd Baron Abercromby (1770-1843); lawyer; MP 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Abernethy, John (1764-1831); info: surgeon 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Ackerman, Rudolph (1764-1834); info: university historian 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Acland, Sir Thomas Dyke, 11th Baronet (1809-1898); info: politician; educational reformer 1886: United Kingdom International Copyright Bill Adams, Charles Francis, Jr. (1835-1915); info: American railroad executive; author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Adams, Charles Kendall (1835-1902); info: American historian; President of Cornell University (1885-1892) 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Adams, George Everett (1840-1917); info: American lawyer; congressman 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Adams, Hannah (1755-1831); info: American religious writer 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Adams, Henry (1838-1918); info: American historian; novelist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Adams, Herbert Baxter (1850-1901); info: American historian; educator 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Adams, John Quincy (1767-1848); info: U.S. President (1825-1829); American diplomat; congressman 1828: USA Letter from Donaldson to Wheaton 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Adams, John (1735-1826); info: American statesman; author of the "Declaration of Independence" (1776); U.S. Vice President (1789-1797); U.S. President (1797-1801) 1789: USA Ramsay's Petition 1841: USA Master in Chancery Report Adams, Oscar Fay (1855-1919); info: American author; lecturer 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Adams, Richard (fl.1554); info: printer 1554: United Kingdom Selected Extracts from the Stationers' Company's Registers Adams, Richard (1709/10-1774); info: judge 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket Adams, Sir Francis Ottiwell (1826-1889); info: diplomat; Minister Plenipotentiary at Berne 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Adam, Alexander (1741-1809); info: Scottish teacher; writer on Roman antiquities 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Adam, Graeme Mercer (1839-1912); info: Scottish-born Canadian publisher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Adderley, Charles Bowyer, 1st Baron Norton (1814-1905); info: politician; Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies (1866-1868) 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Addison, Joseph (1672-1719); info: writer; politician 1751: United Kingdom Tonson v. Walker 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Adlard, George (fl.1843); info: American publisher 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Adolphus, John (1765-1845); info: barrister 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Aelian (fl.220); also: Claudius Aelianus; info: Greek rhetorician 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Aeschylus (c.525 B.C.-c.456 B.C.); info: Greek tragedian 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Aesop; info: legendary Greek fabulist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Agasias, son of Dositheus (fl.100 B.C.); info: Greek sculptor 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Agassiz, Jean Louis Rodolphe (1807-1873); info: Swiss-born American naturalist; glaciologist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Aglionby, Henry (1790-1854); info: MP 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (20 April) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Agnew, Daniel (1809-1902); info: Chief Justice of Pennsylvania 1883: USA Burrow-Giles' Brief Aguesseau, Henri-François d' (1668-1751); info: statesman; Chancellor of France (1717-1750, intermittently) 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers 1778: France * Pluquet's letters Aguilar, Grace (1816-1847); info: English writer 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Aiken, Jesse B. (fl.1846); also: Aikin; info: American singing master; inventor of a system of musical notation 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Aikin, Arthur (1773-1854); info: chemist; mineralogist 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Aikin, John (1747-1822); info: physician; biographer 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Prince (1819-1861); info: Prince Consort to Queen Victoria; patron of the arts 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Albrizzi, Angelo (fl.1780-1794); info: Venetian publisher 1780 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents Albrizzi, Giambattista (1698-1777); also: Giovanni Battista; info: Venetian publisher; collector 1780: Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents Alcott, Louisa May (1832-1888); info: American writer; nurse 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Alderson, Edward Hall (1787-1857); info: judge; legal writer 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Alde, John (fl.1554); info: printer 1554: United Kingdom Selected Extracts from the Stationers' Company's Registers Aldrich, Louis (1843-1901); info: American actor 1896: USA Debate in Congress Aldrich, Thomas Bailey (1836-1907); info: American poet; editor; novelist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Alembert, Jean le Rond D' (1717-1783); info: philosopher; mathematician 1776: France * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C.); info: King of Macedonia 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1675: Germany * Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest" 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Alexander VII (1599-1667); also: Fabio Chigi; info: Pope (1655-1667) 1659 : Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief Alexander, Archibald (1772-1851); info: American Presbyterian theologian 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Alexander, Sir William (d.1842); info: Chief Baron of the Exchequer 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Alexandra, Queen (1844-1925); info: Queen-Consort of King Edward VII 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Alexandre, Arsène (1859-1937); info: French art critic 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief 1903: USA * Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. Alfonso XIII (1886-1941); info: King of Spain (1886-1931) 1886: United Kingdom Berne Convention 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Alfred, the Great (849-899); info: Anglo-Saxon king of Wessex 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Ali Muddat ibn al-Husayn (1817-1902); info: Bey and Possessor of the Kingdom of Tunis (1882-1902) 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Alison, Archibald (1757-1839); info: didactic writer 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) Alison, Sir Archibald (1792-1867); info: historian; lawyer 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report Alison, Sir Archibald (1792-1867); info: Scottish lawyer; historian 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Allen, James Lane (1849-1925); info: American novelist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Allen, Paul (1775-1826); info: American editor; author 1841: USA Master in Chancery Report Allestree, Richard (1619-1681); also: Allestry; info: clergyman; provost of Eton College 1709: United Kingdom More Reasons Humbly Offer'd for the Bill for the Encouragement of Learning 1709: United Kingdom Reasons Humbly Offer'd to the Consideration of the Honourable House of Commons 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins Alloury, Louis (b.1805); info: journalist 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Allston, Washington (1779-1843); info: American poet; landscape painter 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Allwood, Rev Philip (fl.1800); info: classical scholar; Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Alma-Tadema, Sir Lawrence (1836-1912); info: Dutch-born British painter 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Almeida-Garrett, João Baptista da Silva Leitão (1799-1854); info: Portuguese dramatist; politician 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Almon, John (1737-1805); info: English journalist 1841: USA Master in Chancery Report Alsop, Bernard (fl.1620-1637); info: master printer 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Alsop, Richard (1761-1815); info: American author; translator 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Altenstein, Karl Sigmund Franz Freiherr von Stein zum (1777-1840); info: statesman; Prussian Minister of Culture and Education 1817 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1837: Germany * Prussian Copyright Act 1838: Germany Ordinance on the Establishment of Societies of Copyright Experts Alvensleben, Count Albrecht von (1794-1858); info: Prussian Minister of Finance (1835-1842) 1838: Germany Ordinance on the Establishment of Societies of Copyright Experts Ambrogini, Angelo (1454-1494); also: Angelo Poliziano; Politian; info: Italian humanist; classical scholar; poet 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1778: France * Pluquet's letters Ambrose, St (c.339-397); info: Church father 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins Amelot de Chaillou, Antoine-Jean (1732-1795); info: statesman 1777: France * French Decree of 30 August 1777, on the duration of privileges 1780: France * Dramatic Act 1780: Italy Venetian Reprint of the French Decree of 30 August 1777, on the duration of privileges Ames, Joseph (1689-1759); info: bibliographer; antiquarian 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Amos, Sheldon (1835-1886); info: jurist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Anaxagoras (c.500 B.C.-428 B.C.); info: Greek philosopher 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Anaximander (c.611 B.C.-546 B.C.); info: Greek philosopher 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Anaximenes (d.c.500 B.C.); info: Greek philosopher 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Anderson, Andrew (fl.1671); info: King's printer 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Anderton, William (d.1693); info: printer 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press Andrews, Ebenezer Turrell (1766-1851); info: American printer; bookseller 1790: USA Sample registrations Andrews, Henry Charles (fl.1794-1830); info: botanist; botanical artist; engraver 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Andrews, Miles Peter (1742-1814); info: playwright; gunpowder manufacturer 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature André, Johann Anton (1775-1842); info: composer; music publisher; publisher of Mozart's works 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy Andrieux, François Guillaume Jean Stanislaw (1759-1833); info: scholar; dramatist 1826: France * Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission Angelus Silesius (1624-1677); also: Johann Scheffler; info: poet; mystic 1657: Germany Preface to Silesius's Chant Book Angot, Charles (fl.1660-1684); info: publisher; bookseller 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Anisson, Jean (d.1721); info: Lyonnais printer; director of the Librairie (1691-) 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Anisson, Laurent (fl.1670-1677); info: Lyonnais printer 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Anisson-Duperron, Etienne (1748-1794); info: printer; director of the Imprimerie royale (1788) 1778: France * Pluquet's letters Anne (1665-1714); info: Queen of Great Britain and Ireland (1702-1714) 1710: United Kingdom A Bill for Encouragement of Learning 1710: United Kingdom * Statute of Anne 1721: United Kingdom Burnet v. Chetwood: Entries from the Court's Book of Orders 1721: United Kingdom Burnet's Bill of Complaint and Chetwood's Answer 1729: United Kingdom Gay v. Read 1737: United Kingdom An Act for the Encouragement of Learning (Draft) 1737: United Kingdom * Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders 1737: United Kingdom * Booksellers' Bill 1741: United Kingdom Gyles v. Wilcox (Barnardiston's Report) 1741: United Kingdom Pope's Bill of Complaint, and Curl's Answer 1741: United Kingdom * Pope v. Curl 1747: United Kingdom * Warburton's Letter from an Author 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1766: United Kingdom Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom Booksellers' Bill 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1812: United Kingdom Petition of the London Booksellers 1813: United Kingdom Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster 1813: United Kingdom Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning 1814: United Kingdom Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (12 July) 1814: United Kingdom Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (15 July) 1814: United Kingdom Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (18 May) 1814: United Kingdom Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (7 June) 1814: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1837: United Kingdom Copyright Bill (6 June) 1838: United Kingdom Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1838: United Kingdom Copyright Bill (6 June) 1839: United Kingdom Copyright Bill 1840: United Kingdom Copyright Bill 1841: United Kingdom Copyright Bill 1842: United Kingdom Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (21 April) 1842: United Kingdom Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March) 1842: United Kingdom Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1842: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Annesley, Arthur, 1st Earl of Anglesey (1614-1686); info: statesman; Lord Privy Seal (1673-1682) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Annesley, George, 9th Viscount Valentia (1770-1844); also: Anesley; info: traveller to India 1812: United Kingdom Petition of the London Booksellers 1813: United Kingdom Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Anson, Sir William Reynell (1843-1914); info: jurist; politician 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Anstis, John, Sr. (1669-1744); info: officer of arms; antiquarian 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Anstruther, Sir Alexander (1769-1819); info: judge; legal writer 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Anthony, Henry Bowen (1815-1884); info: American newspaper editor; politician 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Anthony, Henry Mark (1817-1886); info: painter 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Anthony, St (251-356); also: Anthony the Great; Antony of Thebes; info: Egyptian ascetic 1781: Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Anthon, Charles (1797-1867); info: American classical scholar 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Apelles (fl.330 B.C.); info: Greek painter 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins Apellicon of Teos (d.c.84 B.C.); info: Greek book collector 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Appian of Alexandria (c.95-c.165); also: Appianos; info: Roman historian; lawyer 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Appleton, Charles Edward (1841-1879); info: English Hegelian; Fellow of St John's College, Oxford; editor of the journal "The Academy" 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Appleton, George S. (1821-1878); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Appleton, Samuel A. (1766-1853); info: American merchant; philanthropist 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Appleton, William Henry (1814-1899); info: American publisher 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Aquinas, St Thomas (1225-1274); info: scholastic philosopher; theologian 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Arago, Dominique François Jean (1786-1853); info: scientist; optical physicist; statesman 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Arago, François Victor Emmanuel (1812-1896); info: French politician; French Ambassador at Berne (1880-1884) 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735); info: physician; satirist 1741: United Kingdom Pope v Curl: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders 1741: United Kingdom Pope's Bill of Complaint, and Curl's Answer Archer, James (1823-1904); info: Scottish painter 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Archibald, Sir Edward Mortimer (1810-1884); info: lawyer; British consul to New York (1857-1883) 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Arden, Joseph (fl.1847-1858) 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Arden, Sir Richard, 1st Baron Alvanley (1744-1804); info: barrister; politician 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Aretino, Leonardo (c.1369-1444); also: Leonardo Bruni; info: Italian humanist; historian 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Argenson, René-Louis de Voyer de Paulmy, marquis d' (1694-1757); info: statesman; author 1778: France * Pluquet's letters Argenti, Felix (b.c.1800); info: Italian-born American banker 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Ariosto, Ludovico (1474-1533); info: Italian poet 1515: Italy * Ariosto's Printing Privilege 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors Aristippus (c.435 B.C.-360 B.C.); info: Greek philosopher 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Aristophanes (c.448 B.C.-c.388 B.C.); info: Greek playwright; satirist 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Aristotle (384 B.C.-322 B.C.); info: Greek philosopher; scientist 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press 1776: France * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Aris, Samuel (d.c.1735); info: printer 1737: United Kingdom * Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders Arkwright, Sir Richard (1732-1792); info: inventor of cotton-spinning machinery; cotton manufacturer 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (9 May) 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) Arminius, Jacobus (1560-1609); also: Jakob Hermandszoon; theologian 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Armitage, Edward (1817-1896); info: painter 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Arnal, Étienne (1794-1872); info: actor 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors Arnauld d'Andilly, Robert (1588-1674); info: lawyer; scholar; translator 1690: France * Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers Arnauld, Antoine (1612-1694); also: 'the Great Arnauld'; info: Jansenist; philosopher; lawyer; mathematician 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Arndt, Johann (1555-1621); info: theologian 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing Arnell, Samuel Mayes (1833-1903); info: American congressman 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Arnigio, Bartolomeo (1523-1577); info: Italian physician; poet 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Arnold, Matthew (1822-1888); info: poet; writer 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1888: USA The International Copyright Bill 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Arnold, Samuel Greene (1821-1880); info: American lawyer; historian; politician 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Arnold, Samuel James (1774-1852); info: playwright; theatre manager 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Arnold, Thomas (1795-1842); info: English educationist; scholar 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Arnott, George Arnott Walker (1799-1868); info: botanist 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March) Arthur, Chester Alan (1829-1886); info: U.S. President (1881-1885) 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Arthur, John (fl.1870); info: colonial administrator 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Arthur, Timothy Shay (1809-1885); info: American author 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Arthur, William (1819-1901); info: preacher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Ascoli, Prospero (1843-1917); info: Italian jurist 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Ashdown, Edwin (1826-1912); info: music publisher 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Asher, Adolphus (1800-1853); info: Berlin bookseller; anglophile 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Ashurst, William (1725-1807); info: judge 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1798: United Kingdom * Beckford v. Hood 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Astley, Philip (1742-1814); info: theatre manager; equestrian; horse-tamer 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Astley, Sir John (fl.1612-1622); info: Master of the Revels 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Astley, Thomas (fl.1728-1737); info: bookseller 1737: United Kingdom * Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders Astle, Thomas (1735-1803); info: archivist; manuscript collector 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Aston, Richard (1717-1778); info: judge 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas Astruc, Jean (1684-1766); info: physician; biblical scholar 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Athanaric (d.381); info: Gothic king 1511: Germany Imperial Privilege for Konrad Peutinger Athanasius, St (c.296-317); info: theologian; prelate 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press Athenaeus (fl.200); info: Greek writer 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Atherton, Sir William (1806-1864); info: lawyer; politician 1861: United Kingdom Fine Art Copyright Bill 1861: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Bill (6 May) 1862: United Kingdom Fine Art Copyright Bill (20 March) 1862: United Kingdom Fine Art Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1862: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (28 Feb.) Atkinson, Edward (1827-1905); info: American publicist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Atkyns, Richard (1615-1677); info: historian of printing; royalist 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Atkyns, Sir Edward (1630-1698); info: judge; politician; publicist 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Attaignant, Pierre (c.1494-1552); info: music printer 1531: France Francis I's letter patent to Pierre Attaignant Attalus I, Soter (269 B.C.-197 B.C.); info: King of Pergamon (241 B.C.-197 B.C.) 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Atterbury, Francis (1663-1732); info: writer; politician; Bishop of Rochester 1741: United Kingdom Pope v Curl: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders 1741: United Kingdom Pope's Bill of Complaint, and Curl's Answer Atticus, Titus Pomponius (110 B.C.-32 B.C.); info: Roman intellectual; bibliophile 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Attwood, Matthias Wolverley (d.1865); info: MP 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (9 May) 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (1 May) Attwood, Thomas (1783-1856); info: politician; currency theorist 1835: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Lectures Act (26 Aug.) Aubéry, Antoine (1616-1695); info: lawyer; historian; biographer of Cardinal Richelieu 1690: France * Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers Auber, Daniel François Esprit (1782-1871); info: composer 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Aubry, Charles (1803-1883); info: French jurist; co-author of the "Cours de droit civil français" (1839-46) 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Audier-Massillon (fl.1814); info: court reporter 1814: France * Court of Cassation on sculptures Audubon, John James (1785-1851); info: Haiti-born American ornithologist; bird artist 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Auger, Louis-Simon (1772-1829); info: journalist; dramatist; permanent secretary of the Académie française 1826 1826: France * Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission Augier, Guillaume Victor Emile (1820-1889); info: dramatist 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Augustine, St (354-430); also: Aurelius Augustinus; info: Church father 1690: France * Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Augustus I (1526-1586); info: Elector of Saxony (1553-1586) 1549 : Germany * Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 Augustus of Saxony (1589-1615); info: co-regent of Saxony with his brother Chrisian II 1549: Germany * Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 Augustus, Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus (63 B.C.-14 A.D.); info: Roman Emperor (29 B.C.-14 A.D.) 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1774: United Kingdom Stella's Modest Exceptions 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Aumont (fl.1757-1761); info: publisher 1761: France * La Fontaine case Austen, Jane (1775-1817); info: novelist 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Austin, Elisabeth (fl.1752); info: bookseller's widow 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Austin, John (1790-1859); info: jurist; legal philosopher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Austin, Stephen (d.1750); info: bookseller 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Ayblinger, Franz Ulrich (fl.1713); info: town clerk 1713: Germany Augsburg Printers' Ordinance Aylmer, Brabazon (c.1645-c.1719); info: bookseller 1751: United Kingdom Tonson v. Walker Aylmer, John (1521-1594); info: prelate; Bishop of London (1577-1594) 1586: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Aytoun, William Edmonstoune (1818-1865); info: Scottish poet; humorist 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Azuni, Domenico Alberto (1749-1827); info: jurist; expert on maritime law 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Babbage, Charles (1791-1871); info: mathematician 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Babcock, Sidney (c.1797-1884); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Baber, Henry Hervey (1775-1869); info: philologist 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Babuty, François (fl.1714); info: bookseller 1761: France * La Fontaine case Bache, Franklin (1792-1864); info: American surgeon; Professor of Chemistry at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Bachman, Rev. John (1790-1874); info: American clergyman; naturalist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bachofen, Johann Caspar (1695-1755); info: composer 1739: Germany Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons Bach, Johann Christian (1735-1782); also: the 'London' Bach; info: composer 1777: United Kingdom * Bach v. Longman 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750); info: composer; organist 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Bacon, Francis (1561-1626); info: Lord Chancellor; politician; philosopher 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Bacon, Francis (1561-1626); info: philosopher; essayist 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors 1762: United Kingdom * An Enquiry into Literary Property 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1774: United Kingdom Macauley's A Modest Plea 1774: United Kingdom Stella's Modest Exceptions 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1776: France * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April) 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1896: USA The Question of Copyright 1896: USA Treloar Copyright Bill (H.R. 5976) Bacon, John (1740-1799); info: sculptor 1799: United Kingdom Documents concerning the Models and Busts Act Bacon, Leonard Woolsey (1830-1907); info: American clergyman; author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bacon, Roger (c.1214-1292); info: philosopher; scientist 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (4 Feb.) Bacon, Sir Nathaniel (1593-1660); info: politician; writer 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Bacon, Sir Nicholas (1509-1579); info: statesman; Lord Keeper of the Great Seal 1566: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Badeau, Gen. Adam (1831-1895); info: American soldier; author; U.S. Consul-General in London (1870-1881) 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Badger, Richard (fl.1629-1641); info: master printer 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Badius, Josse (1462-1535); also: Jodocus Badius; Bade; info: printer; author 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Baedeker, Karl (1801-1859); info: guidebook publisher 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Baetzmann, Samuel Fredrik (1841-1913); info: Norwegian journalist; author; Honorary President of the ALAI 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Bagford, John (1650-1716); info: shoemaker; antiquary 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Baglioni, Giovanni Antonio (1705-1754); info: Venetian publisher 1781 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Bagshaw, Edward (c.1590-1662); info: Independent minister; religious controversionalist 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Bailleur, Nicolas de (fl.1618); info: counsellor to the King of France 1618: France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Baillie, Joanna (1762-1851); info: playwright; poet 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Baillie, Joanna (1762-1851); info: Scottish playwright; poet 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Baily, Edward Hodges (1788-1867); also: Bailey; info: sculptor 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Baines, Sir Edward, Jr. (1800-1890); info: newspaper editor; MP 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (6 June) 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Bain, Alexander (1818-1903); info: Scottish empirical philosopher; psychologist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Baird, Henry Carey (1825-1912); info: American economist; industrial publisher 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Baird, Robert (1789-1863); info: American clergyman; author 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Baker, Abraham (fl.1619); info: smalt-maker 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies Baker, Sir Richard (c.1568-1645); info: historian 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Baker, William C. M. (fl.1867-1879); info: American auditor 1879: USA Baker's Argument 1879: USA Selden's Argument 1879: USA * Baker v. Selden Baldi, Bernardino (1533-1617); info: Italian mathematician; writer 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Baldwin, Eleazer B. (fl.1865-1879); info: American county treasurer 1879: USA Selden's Argument Baldwin, Henry (1734-1813); info: newspaper proprietor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents Baldwin, Henry (1780-1844); info: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1830-1844) 1834: USA Letters from Sumner to Story 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Baldwin, John Denison (1809-1883); info: American politician; Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Baldwin, Robert (1780-1858); info: bookseller 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Balfe, Michael William (1808-1870); info: Irish composer 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Ballanche, Pierre-Simon (1776-1847); info: poet; counterrevolutionary philosopher 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors Ballard, Christophe (d.1715); info: music publisher 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Ballard, Pierre I (c.1575-1639); info: music printer 1607: France General privilege granted to Pierre Ballard Ballard, Robert I (d.1588); info: music printer 1552: France * General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard Baller, Katherine (fl.1733-1737); info: sister of John Gay 1737: United Kingdom * Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders Ballot-Beaupré, Marie Clément Jules Alexis (1839-1917); info: French lawyer; President of the Civil Chamber of the Court of Cassation 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850); info: novelist 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bancks, John (fl.1740); info: printer 1741: United Kingdom * Gyles v. Wilcox (Atkyn's Reports) Bancroft, Aaron (1755-1839); info: American clergyman; biographer of George Washington 1841: USA Master in Chancery Report Bancroft, George (1800-1891); info: American historian; US Minister in Britain (1846-1849) 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1832-1918); info: American historian; ethnologist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bandinel, Rev. Dr. Bulkeley (1781-1861); info: scholar; ecclesiastic; head librarian at Bodleian Library 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Bandlow, August (c.1858-1912); info: American lithographer; designer; portrait painter 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief 1902: USA Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief Bangerow, Karl Adolph von; info: jurist 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Bankes, Henry (1757-1835); info: MP 1814: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (19 May) Bankes, Sir John (1589-1644); info: Attorney General 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Banks, Richard (fl.1525-1542); info: printer 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Banks, Sir Joseph (1744-1820); info: botanist; member of Captain Cook's expedition; President of the Royal Society 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Banning, Henry Blackstone (1836-1881); info: American soldier; congressman 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Barante, Amable Guillaume Prosper Brugière, baron de (1782-1866); info: statesman; historian 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Barbara, Zacharias (fl.1486); info: Venetian councillor 1486 : Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege Barbarigo, Agostino (c.1420-1501); info: Doge of Venice (1486-1501) 1498 : Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent Barber, Francis (c.1745-1801); also: 'Black Frank'; info: Jamaican servant of Samuel Johnson 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Barbeyrac, Jean (c.1674-1744); info: jurist 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom Enfield's Observations 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Barbour, Philip Pendleton (1783-1841); info: congressman; Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1836-1841) 1828: USA H.R. 140 Committee Bill Barbou, Jean Joseph (fl.1753); info: printer; publisher 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum 1761: France * La Fontaine case Barclay, Alexander (c.1475-1552); info: Scottish poet; translator 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Baretti, Giuseppe Marc Antonio (1719-1789); info: critic; compiler of Anglo-Italian dictionary 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Barham, Richard Harris (1788-1845); info: humorist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Baring, Alexander, 1st Baron Ashburton (1774-1848); commercial agent; politician; special ambassador to the U.S.A. (1842) 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Baring, Henry Bingham (1804-1869); info: politician 1833: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Dramatic Literary Property Act (12 March) 1844: United Kingdom International Copyright Bill Baring, Thomas (1799-1873); info: banker; politician 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Baring-Gould, Sabine (1834-1924); info: author; clergyman 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Barker, Col. Thomas (1713-c.1786); info: American businessman 1746: USA North Carolina Printing Privilege to Commissioners Barkly, Sir Henry (1815-1898); info: Governor of Cape Colony (1870-1877) 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Barlow, Joel (1754-1812); info: American poet; politician 1782: USA Letter from Smith to Webster 1783: USA Letter from Joel Barlow to the Continental Congress Barlow, J. (fl.1737-1741); info: abridger 1741: United Kingdom Gyles v. Wilcox (Barnardiston's Report) Barnard, Charles (1838-1920); info: American journalist; author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA Debate in Congress Barnard, Frederick Augustus Porter (1809-1889); info: American scientist; educationalist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Barnes, Albert (1798-1870); info: American theologian 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Barnes, Alfred Smith (1817-1888); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Barnes, Thomas (1785-1841); info: drama critic; editor of "The Times"; reformer 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Barrère de Vieuzac, Bertrand (1755-1841); info: advocate; Jacobin 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Barrett, George (1752-1821); info: actuary 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Barrett, Wilson (1846-1904); info: English actor; theatre manager 1896: USA Debate in Congress Barrett-Lennard, Sir Thomas (1788-1856); info: MP 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Barret, Jean-Marie (fl.1760-1778); info: Lyonnais bookseller; printer 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Barrois, Théophile (fl.1768-1784); info: publisher 1761 : France * La Fontaine case Barrot, Ferdinand Victorin (1806-1883); info: French politician 1866: France * Literary and artistic property act Barrow, Isaac (1630-1677); info: theologian 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Barrow, Sir John (1764-1848); info: naval administrator; traveller 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Barry, Charles, Jr. (1823-1900); info: architect 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Barry, John (fl.1789-1796); info: American teacher; author of "The Philadelphia Spelling Book" (1790) 1790: USA Sample registrations Barry, Spranger (1719-1777); info: Irish actor 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) Barr, Amelia Edith, née Huddleston (1831-1919); info: British-born American novelist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Barthélemy, Auguste Marseille (1796-1867); info: poet; political satirist 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors Barthélemy, Jean Jacques (1716-1795); info: author; antiquary 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Barthélemy, Jean-Jacques (1716-1795); also: l'abbé Bartélemy; info: numismatist; author 1759: France * Sieur d'Anville's contract Barthelet, Thomas (fl.1529-1547); info: King's printer 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins Barthe, Félix (1795-1863); info: politician; senator 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bartholin, Thomas, the Elder (1616-80); info: physician; mathematician 1738: Germany * Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books Bartholomaei, Albrecht Friedrich (fl.1765); info: publisher 1765 : Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel Bartlett, John Russell (1805-1886); info: American bookseller; publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bartley, George (1782-1858); info: comic actor; theatre manager 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Baseggio, Giacomo (fl.1780); info: Venetian printer 1781: Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Baskerville, John (1706-1775); info: English printer; typographer; printer to the University of Cambridge 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Baskett, Thomas (1701-1761); info: printer 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Basnage, Henri (1656-1710); info: lawyer; author 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Bastiat, Frédéric (1801-1850); info: political economist 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bateman, Kate Josephine (1842-1917); info: American actress 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892); info: naturalist; traveller 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bathurst, Henry, 2nd Earl (1714-1794); also: Lord Apsley; info: Lord Chancellor (1771-1778) 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1841: USA * Folsom v. Marsh 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Batracus; info: Spartan architect 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Baudouin, Manuel Achille (1846-1917); info: judge; Procurator-General of the Court of Cassation 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Baudry-Lacantiniere, Gabriel (1837-1913); info: French jurist 1902 : France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Baumann, Georg (fl.1641-1657); info: publisher; newspaper publisher 1657 : Germany Preface to Silesius's Chant Book Bavier, Simeon (1825-1896); info: politician; President of the Swiss Confederation 1882 1882: Germany Bilateral treaty between Switzerland and France Bawdwen, William (1762-1816); info: antiquary; translator 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Baxter, Richard (1615-1691); info: Nonconformist clergyman 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press Bayard, Jean-François Alfred (1796-1853); info: dramatist 1853 : France Court of Cassation on translations 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas Bayley, Sir John (1763-1841); info: judge; legal writer 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Bayley, Sir Steuart Colvin (1836-1925); info administrator in India 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Bayley, Thomas Butterworth (1744-1802); info: agriculturalist; Fellow of the Royal Society 1774: United Kingdom Enfield's Observations Bayley, Thomas Haynes (1797-1839); info: English songwriter 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Bayle, Pierre (1647-1706); info: Protestant philosopher 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade 1776: France * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press Baylor, Frances Courtenay, née Dawson (1848-1920); info: American author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bayly, Lewis (d.1631); info: Puritan; Bishop of Bangor 1709: United Kingdom Reasons Humbly Offer'd to the Consideration of the Honourable House of Commons Beale, John (fl.1637); info: master printer 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Beardsley, Aubrey Vincent (1872-1898); info: English illustrator 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief Beattie, James (1735-1803); info: Scottish poet; essayist 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-1799); info: playwright 1780 : France Beaumarchais's report 1791: France Beaumarchais's petition 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Beaume, Alexandre (fl.1854-1862); info: co-author, with Etienne Blanc, of "Code général de la propriété industrielle littéraire et artistique" (1854); co-author, with Adrien Huard, of "Dialogue des morts sur la propriété littéraire" (1862) 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Beaumont, Christophe de (1703-1781); info: Archbishop of Paris 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Beaumont, Francis (c.1584-1616); info: playwright 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Beazley, Samuel (1786-1851); info: architect; playwright 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Beccaria, Carlo Emanuele, Marchese d'Incisa (1846-1923); info: Italian diplomat 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Bechet, Denis (fl.1643); info: bookseller 1665: France * French book trade regulations Beckenhub, Johannes (c.1479); info: printer 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Becker, Rudolph Zacharias (1752-1822); info: publisher; author 1790: Germany * J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire Becket, Thomas à (1118-1170); info: Archbishop of Canterbury (1162-1170); martyr 1538: United Kingdom * Henrician Proclamation Becket, Thomas (1722-1813); also: Beckett; info: bookseller 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket Beckford, Peter (1740-1811); info: author 1798: United Kingdom * Beckford v. Hood Beck, James Burnie (1822-1890); info: Senator for Kentucky 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Beck, Theodric Romeyn (1791-1855); info: American physician; specialist in medical jurisprudence 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bédarrides, Gustave-Emmanuel (1817-1899); info: jurist at the Court of Cassation 1869: France * Court of Cassation on originality Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-1887); info: American Congregationalist clergyman; writer 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Beethoven, Ludwig van (1770-1827); info: composer 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Behnes, William (1795-1864); info: sculptor 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Beier, Adrian (1634-1698); also: Beyer; info: Professor of law at Jena 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Belasco, David (1853-1931); info: American playwright; impresario; theatrical producer 1896: USA Debate in Congress Belcher, Lady Diana, née Jolliffe (1806-1890); info: wife of Admiral Sir Edward Belcher (1799-1877); author 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Belden, Lemuel W. (d.1839); info: American physician 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bellamy, Edward (1850-1898); info: American author; socialist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bellamy, George Ann (c.1727-1788); info: actress; author 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Bellamy, Joseph (1719-1790); info: American Congregationalist pastor; theologian 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bellamy, William Henry (1800-1866); info: songwriter 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Bellenden, John (d.1587); also: Ballantyne; info: Scottish ecclesiastic 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Bellew, Harold Kyrle Money (1850-1911); info: actor 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835); info: operatic composer 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bell, George Joseph (1770-1843); info: Scottish jurist 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Bell, Jacob (1810-1859); info: pharmacist; artistic patron 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bell, John (1811-1895); info: sculptor 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Bell, Sir Charles (1774-1842); info: physiologist; surgeon 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Bembo, Diodato (fl.1770-1780); info: Venetian patrician 1780 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents 1781: Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Bembo, Pietro (1470-1547); info: Italian scholar; poet; cardinal 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Benedict, Sir Julius (1804-1885); info: composer 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Bennett, George John (1800-1879); info: actor 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Bennett, Rev. John William (fl.1876); info: Anglican clergyman 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bennet, Robert (fl.1700); info: Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Edinburgh 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Bensley, Thomas (1759-1835); info: printer; publisher 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832); info: philosopher; jurist; social reformer; proponent of utilitarianism 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bentinck, Lord William Cavendish (1774-1839); info: Governor-General of India (1828-1835) 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bentley, George (1828-1895); info: publisher 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bentley, Richard (1794-1871); info: publisher 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Bently, Richard (1662-1742); also: Bentley; info: scholar; critic 1751: United Kingdom Tonson v. Walker 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Benvenuti, Rinaldo (fl.1780-1790); info: Venetian printer 1781 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Béranger, Pierre Jean de (1780-1857); info: poet 1834 : France * Balzac's letter to authors 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Berenger, Sir Thomas (fl.1560); info: Master of the Revels 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Berger, Daniel (1744-1824); info: engraver 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) Berger, Johann Heinrich von (1657-1732); info: Professor of law at Wittenberg 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Bergier, Nicolas-Sylvestre (1715-1790); info: theologian; philologist 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bergman,Torbern Olof (1735-1784); info: Swedish chemist; mineralogist 1776: France * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press Bergne, Sir John Henry Gibbs (1842-1908); info: diplomat 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Bernard, Sir Thomas (1750-1818); info: philanthropist 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Bernhard II (1800-1882); info: Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1803-1866) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Bernhöft, Franz (1852-1933); info: German comparative jurist 1880 : Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Bernoulli, Daniel (1700-1782); info: mathematician 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bernoulli, Jacques (1654-1705); also: Jakob; info: mathematician 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bernoulli, Jean (1667-1748); also: Johann; info: mathematician 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bernstorff, Albrecht, Count von (1809-1874); info: Prussian ambassador in London 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Bernstorff, Christian Günther, Count von (1769-1835); info: Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs (1817-); diplomat 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Berryer, Pierre-Antoine (1790-1868); info: advocate; politician 1841 : France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property Berthelet, Thomas (d.1555); info: King's printer; bookbinder 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Berthelin, Jean (fl.1639-1651); info: publisher; bookseller 1665 : France * French book trade regulations Berthold of Henneberg (1441-1504); info: Archbishop of Mainz 1485 : Germany Censorship Edict of the Archbishop of Mainz Bertier, Antoine (fl.1636-1660); info: printer; publisher 1690: France * Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers Bertone di Sambuy, Count Vittorio Amadeo Balbo (1793-1846); info: diplomat 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Bertuch, Friedrich Justin (1747-1822); info: publisher 1815: Germany * Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna Bérulle, M. de (fl.1694); info: Intendant in Lyon 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Berville, Saint-Albin (1788-1868); info: advocate; biographer 1841 : France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property Berzelius, Johan Jakob (1779-1848); info: Swedish chemist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Besant, Sir Walter (1836-1901); info: English novelist; social reformer 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Beseler, Karl Georg Christoph (1809-1888); info: jurist; politician 1857 : Germany * Wächter: "Publishing Right" 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights 1878: France * Morillot on the author's right 1891: Germany 50 Prussian Expert Opinions from 1870-1876 Besold, Christoph (1577-1638); info: Professor of law at Tübingen 1738 : Germany * Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books Best, William Draper (1767-1845); also: Baron Wynford; info: judge; deputy speaker 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Betbéder (fl.1862); info: photographer 1862: France * Court of Cassation on photography Bethell, Richard, 1st Baron Westbury (1800-1873); info: Lord Chancellor (1861-1865) 1861: United Kingdom Fine Art Copyright Bill 1861: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Bill (6 May) 1862: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May) 1862: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (23 May) 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1888: USA American Authors and British Pirates Betterton, Thomas (c.1635-1710); info: actor; adapter of dramas 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Bettinelli, Giuseppe (1731-1786); info: Venetian publisher 1781 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Bettinelli, Niccolò (fl.1780-1807); info: Venetian bookseller 1780 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents 1781: Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: counter-petition and rulings Beuvelet, Mathieu (c.1600-after 1663); info: ecclesiastic; devotional writer 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Beuvelet, Matthieu (c.1622-1657); info: priest; author 1665: France * French book trade regulations Bey, Gilles (fl.1586-1595); info: bookseller 1586: France * Simon Marion's plea on privileges Bezout, Étienne (1730-1783); info: mathematician 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bickersteth, Henry, 1st Baron Langdale (1783-1851); info: law reformer; Master of the Rolls 1841: USA * Folsom v. Marsh 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Biddle, Edward C. (1808-1893); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Biddle, H. (fl.1837) 1837: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the United States Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844); info: American financier 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bidwell, Walter Hilliard (1798-1881); info: American editor 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bigelow, Horatio Nelson (1816-1868); info: American entrepreneur 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Bigelow, John (1817-1911); info: American lawyer; statesman 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bignon, Jérôme (1589-1656); info: councillor of state 1665 : France * French book trade regulations 1778: France * Pluquet's letters Bilaine, Pierre (fl.1624-1644); info: printer 1690: France * Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Billaud-Varenne, Jacques Nicolas (1756-1819); info: lawyer; Jacobin; member of the Committee of Public Safety (1793-1795) 1793: France * French Literary and Artistic Property Act Billings, William (1746-1800); info: American choral composer; tanner 1772: USA William Billings' Printing Privilege 1772: USA William Billings' Second Petition Binder, Nicolaus (1785-1865); info: Hamburg senator 1827: Germany * Kramer: Rights of Writers and Publishers Binney, Horace (1780-1875); info: American lawyer 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report Bird, Robert Montgomery (1805-1854); info: American author 1837: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the United States 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Birnbaum, Johann Abraham (1702-1748); info: Professor of Rhetoric at Leipzig 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Birnie, Sir Richard (1760-1832); info: magistrate 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Birt, Samuel (d.1755); info: bookseller 1751: United Kingdom Tonson v. Walker Bishop, Richard (fl.1637); info: master printer 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley (1786-1855); info: opera composer 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bishop, William Henry (1847-1928); info: American travel writer 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bisland, Elizabeth (1861-1929); also: Elizabeth Bisland Wetmore; info: American author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bismarck, Otto von (1815-1898); info: statesman; Imperial Chancellor (Berlin) 1870: Germany * Copyright Act for the German Empire 1876: Germany * Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Bisson, Auguste-Rosalie (1826-1900); info: photographic pioneer 1862 : France * Court of Cassation on photography Bisson, Louis-Auguste (1814-1876); info: photographic pioneer 1862 : France * Court of Cassation on photography Blackburn, Colin, Baron Blackburn (1813-1896); info: Scottish judge 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Blackstone, William (1723-1780); info: judge; legal writer 1774: United Kingdom Enfield's Observations Blackstone, William (1723-1780); info: legal writer; judge 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1766: United Kingdom Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1775: United Kingdom * Stationers' Company v. Carnan 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Blackwood, Helen Selina, née Sheridan (1807-1867); also: Lady Dufferin; info: author; song-writer 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Blackwood, John (1818-1879); info: Scottish publisher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Blackwood, William (1776-1834); info: Scottish publisher 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Black, Adam (1784-1874); info: Scottish publisher; founder of publishing house; MP 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Black, John (1783-1855); info: editor of the "Morning Chronicle" 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Black, William (1841-1898); info: Scottish novelist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bladen, William (1673-1718); info: clerk of the Maryland House of Delegates 1700: USA Bladen's Privilege Blado, Antonio (1490-1567); info: Italian publisher; apostolic printer (1545-1567) 1531: Italy * Antonio Blado's privilege for Machiavelli's works 1531: Italy * Bernardo Giunti's privilege for Machiavelli's works 1532: Italy Antonio Blado's edition of Machiavelli's "History of Florence" Blaine, Delabere Roberton (1807-1871); info: lawyer; author of "On the Laws of Artistic Copyright and their Defects" (1853) 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Blair, Francis Preston, Jr. (1821-1875); info: American politician; Union Army general 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Blair, Hugh (1718-1800); info: Scottish preacher; Regius Professor of Rhetoric at Edinburgh 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Blaise, Thomas (fl.1617-1629); info: bookseller 1618: France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Blaisot, Gilles (fl.1610); info: printer 1618: France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Blake, Alexander V. (fl.1838-1847); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Blanchard, John Adams (1807-1872); info: American banker 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Blanchard, Samuel Laman (1804-1845); info: English author; journalist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Blanchard, Thomas (1760-1797); info: actor; singer 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Blanc, Etienne (1805-1874); info: jurist; 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 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1857: Germany * Wächter: "Publishing Right" 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Blatchford, Samuel (1820-1893); info: American judge; reporter of decisions 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1883: USA Burrow-Giles' Brief 1883: USA Sarony's Brief 1885: USA Carte v. Duff Bleistein, George (1861-1918); info: American publisher; printer; lithographer 1899: USA Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., District Court Decision 1900: USA Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief 1902: USA Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief Blessington, Marguerite, Countess of, née Power (1789-1849); info: Irish novelist 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Bliss, Philip (1787-1857); info: antiquary; librarian at Bodleian Library 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Blomfield, Charles James (1786-1857); info: Bishop of London (1828-1856) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) Blondel, Pierre-Jacques (1683-1739); info: author 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Blosio Palladio (d.1550); also: Blosius Palladius; info: Italian poet; prelate; papal secretary 1531: Italy * Antonio Blado's privilege for Machiavelli's works 1531: Italy * Bernardo Giunti's privilege for Machiavelli's works Blount, Charles (1654-1693); info: deist; controversialist 1721: United Kingdom * Burnet v. Chetwood Blumauer, Aloys (1755-1798); also: Aloysius; info: Austrian author; editor; censor 1785: Germany Imperial privilege for Aloysius Blumauer's Travesty of Virgil's "Aeneid" Bluntschli, Johann Kaspar (1808-1881); info: jurist; author 1853: Germany * Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights 1857: Germany * Wächter: "Publishing Right" 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights 1878: France * Morillot on the author's right Blücher, Gebbard Lebrecht von (1742-1819); also: Prince of Wahlstadt; info: military commander 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375); info: Italian writer 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Boccardo, Gerolamo (1829-1904); also: Girolamo; info: Professor of Political Economy at Genoa; author of "Della proprietà letteraria" (1861) 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Bochetel, Guillaume (d.1553); info: secretary of State; translator 1547 : France * French Censorship Act Bodda, Frank (c.1823-1892); info: baritone 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Boderie, Guy Lefèvre de la (1541-1598); info: orientalist; biblical scholar; poet 1650: France * Vitré's memorandum on the prolongation of privileges Bode, Heinrich (1652-1720); also: Bodinus; info: Professor of law at Halle 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Bodley, Sir Thomas (1545-1613); info: scholar; diplomat; founder of the Bodleian Library 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts Bodley, Sir Thomas (1545-1613); info: scholar; diplomat; Master of Stationers' Company 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Boece, Hector (c.1465-1536); also: Boyis; Boethius; info: Scottish historian 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Böhmer, Justus Henning (1674-1749); also: Just; info: Professor of law at Halle 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Böhmer, Justus Henning (1674-1749); info: Professor of Law at Halle 1815: Germany * Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna Böhme, Johann August (1766-1847); info: music publisher 1829 : Germany Music publishers' agreement to ban reprinting Bohn, Henry George (1796-1884); info: publisher; dealer in rare books 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bohn, Johann Carl (1712-1773); info: publisher; bookseller 1765 : Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas (1636-1711); info: author 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Boisrobert, François le Métel de (1592-1662); info: poet 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum Boissieux, M. (fl.1861); info: clerk at the Court of Cassation 1861 : France * Court of Cassation on telegraphic news Boissy d'Anglas, François Antoine de (1756-1828); info: revolutionary politician 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property Boivin-Champeaux, Paul (b.1854); info: President of the Court of Cassation 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Bolingbroke 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Bolingbroke, Henry St John, 1st Viscount (1678-1751); info: statesman; writer 1741: United Kingdom Pope v Curl: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders 1741: United Kingdom Pope's Bill of Complaint, and Curl's Answer 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) Bolmar, Anthony (1797-1861); also: Jean Claude Antoine Brunen de Bolmar; info: French-born American schoolmaster; textbook author 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Bomare, Valmont de (1731-1807); info: writer 1791: France * Report of François Hell to the National Assembly Bonald, Louis Gabriel Ambroise, Vicomte de (1754-1840); info: writer; monarchist; cardinal 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bonaparte, Charles Lucien Jules Laurent, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (1803-1857); info: naturalist; editor of Wilson's "American Ornithology" 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bonaparte, Lucien, 1st Prince of Canino (1775-1840); also: Luciano Buonaparte; info: brother of Napoleon; diplomat; author 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Bond, George William (1811-1892); info: American wool merchant 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Bonheur, Rosa (1822-1899); info: animal painter 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bonner, John (1828-1899); info: American author 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Booker, John (1601-1667); info: author; licenser for almanacs 1643: United Kingdom An Ordinance for the Regulation of Printing Boone, Richard G. (fl.1890); info: American educator 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Boosey, John (1832-1893); info: music publisher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Boosey, Thomas (1794/95-1871); info: music publisher 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Booth, Edwin Thomas (1833-1893); info: American author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Booth, Junius Brutus (1796-1852); info: actor 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Borgofranco, Giovanni Battista da (fl.1543); info: Venetian publisher 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Bossange, Hector (1795-1884); info: bookseller; publisher; author of "Opinion nouvelle sur la proprieté litteraire" (1836) 1837: USA Address of Certain Authors 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne (1627-1704); info: churchman; orator 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum 1778: France * Pluquet's letters 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bostock, John (1773-1846); info: physician; medicinal chemist 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Boswell, Alexander (1707-1782); also: Lord Auchinleck; info: judge 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Boswell, James (1740-1795); info: lawyer; diarist; biographer 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Boswell, Sir Alexander (1775-1822); info: antiquary; song writer 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Bosworth, Thomas (c.1824-1899); info: publisher; bookseller 1852: USA Copyright and Natural Right 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Botta, Carlo Giuseppe Guglielmo (1766-1837); info: Italian historian 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bouchel, Laurent (1588-1629); info: French jurist; author 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Boucherat, Louis (1616-1699); info: statesman; Chancellor of France (1685-1699) 1665: France * French book trade regulations 1686: France * Book trade regulations 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Boucher, Jonathan (1738-1804); info: Anglican clergyman; lexicographer 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Boucicault, Dion (1820-1890); info: Irish actor; dramatist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Boudinot, Elias (1740-1821); info: American lawyer; statesman; President of the Continental Congress (1782-1783) 1783: USA Letter from Joel Barlow to the Continental Congress Bouffé, Marie (1800-1888); also: Vignol; info: actor 1834 : France * Balzac's letter to authors Bouhier, Pierre (fl.1582-1584); info: Mayor of Dijon; historian 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Boulanger, Jean (fl.1650); info: printer 1665: France * French book trade regulations Boulanger, Nicolas-Antoine (1722-1759); info: engineer; author 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Boulay de la Meurthe, François Joseph, Comte (1799-1880); info: French Senator 1866: France * Literary and artistic property act Boulley, Jean (fl.1609-1639); info: bookseller 1665: France * French book trade regulations Bourbon-Condé, Anne Genevieve de (1619-1679); also: Duchesse de Longueville; info: protectress of the Jansenists 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property Bourbon-Conti, Amélie Gabrielle Stephanie Louise de (1756-1825); info: memoirist; prototype of Eugenie in Goethe's "Die Natürliche Tochter" 1790: USA Sample registrations Bourchier, Thomas (c.1404-1486); info: cardinal; Archbishop of Canterbury (1454-1486) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Bourdaloue, Louis (1632-1794); info: preacher 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Bourde, Jean (fl.1618); info: bookseller 1618: France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Bourke, Robert, Baron Connemara (1827-1902); info: barrister; MP; Governor of Madras (1886-1902) 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Bouvier, John (1787-1851); info: French-born American jurist; author of law dictionary 1883: USA Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony Bovill, Sir William (1814-1873); info: judge 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Bowditch, Nathaniel (1773-1838); info: American mathematician; founder of modern maritime navigation 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Bowen, Charles Synge Christopher (1835-1894); also: Lord Bowen; info: judge; author 1883: USA Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony 1883: USA Burrow-Giles' Brief 1893: USA Falk v. Donaldson Bowen, Charles (1807-1845); info: American bookseller 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bowen, Jabez (1739-1815); info: Deputy Governor of Rhode Island (1778-1779, 1781-1786); Chief Justice of Rhode Island 1783: USA Rhode Island Copyright Statute Bowen, Sir George Ferguson (1821-1899); info: colonial governor 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Bowker, Richard Rogers (1848-1933); info: American editor; publisher 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Bowles, William Lisle (1762-1852); info: clergyman; poet; editor of Pope's works 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Bowring, Sir John (1792-1872); info: politician; diplomat; writer 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (20 April) 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Bowyer, Robert (1758-1834); info: miniature painter; publisher 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Bowyer, William (1699-1777); info: printer 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth (1848-1895); info: Norwegian-born American writer; scholar; author of memoirs on Ivan Turgenev 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Boyle, Rev. Isaac (1782-1850); info: American clergyman 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Boyle, Roger, 1st Earl of Orrery (1621-1679); info: soldier; statesman; writer 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins Boyle, Sir Courtenay Edmund (1845-1901); info: civil servant 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Boyle, The Hon Robert (1627-1691); info: physicist; chemist 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Boyneburg, Johann Christian Baron von (1622-1672); also: Boineburg; info: statesman; diplomat 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief Bozérian, Jules-François Jeannotte (fl.1875-1890); info: French Senator 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Bracton, Henry de (c.1210-1268); info: ecclesiastic; jurist 1766: United Kingdom Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Braddon, Mary Elizabeth (1835-1915); info: novelist 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bradford, Augustus Williamson (1806-1881); info: American politician 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bradley, Benjamin (fl.1832-1856); info: American bookbinder 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bradley, James (1693-1762); info: astronomer 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Bradley, Joseph Philo (1813-1892); info: American jurist; U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice (1870-1892) 1879: USA * Baker v. Selden 1902: USA Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief Bradley, William Henry (1868-1962); info: American illustrator; designer 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief Bradshaw, Henry (1831-1886); info: scholar; librarian at Cambridge University Library 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Braham, John Joseph (c.1848-1919); info: English-born American musician; composer 1896: USA Debate in Congress Braham, John (c.1774-1856); info: tenor 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Bramston, Sir John (1577-1654); info: judge; licenser for law books 1643: United Kingdom An Ordinance for the Regulation of Printing Bramston, Sir John (1832-1921); info: politician; civil servant 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Brande, William Thomas (1788-1866); info: English chemist; compiler of encyclopaedia 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Brandt, Johann Christian (fl.1764-1773); info: publisher 1765 : Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel Braun, Anton Gottfried (fl.1765-1770); info: publisher 1765: Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel Brecken de St Croix, Frederick (1828-1903); info: Canadian lawyer; politician; attorney-general of Prince Edward Island 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Breckinridge, William Campbell Preston (1837-1904); info: American jurist; congressman 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Breitkopf, Bernhard Christoph (1695-1777); info: publisher 1765 : Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel Breitkopf, Johann Gottlob Immanuel (1719-1794); info: music publisher; typographer 1765: Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel Bremer, Franz Peter (1832-1916); info: German jurist 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Bremer, Fredrika (1801-1865); info: Swedish novelist 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Brentano, Lujo (1844-1931); info: German political economist; pacifist 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Brent, Daniel Carroll (1770-1841); info: Chief Clerk of the U.S. Department of State (1817-1833) 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report Brent, Sir Nathaniel (c.1573-1652); info: Warden of Merton College, Oxford; licenser for canon and civil law books 1643: United Kingdom An Ordinance for the Regulation of Printing Bretfeld-Chlumczansky, Franz Joseph Thomas, Baron von (1777-1839); info: Bohemian jurist; numismatist 1835: Germany * Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia Brett, Colonel W. F. (fl.1870-1871); info: Governor of Bermuda 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Brett, William Baliol, 1st Viscount Esher (1817-1899); info: lawyer; Master of the Rolls 1883: USA Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony 1883: USA Burrow-Giles' Brief 1902: USA Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief Brevoort, Henry, Jr. (1791-1874); info: friend of Washington Irving 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham (1810-1897); info: clergyman; compiler of reference works 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Brewster, Benjamin Harris (1816-1888); info: American attorney 1853: USA Stowe v. Thomas, Defendant's Answer 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas Brewster, Osmyn (1798-1889); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Brewster, Sir David (1781-1868); info: natural philosopher; academic administrator 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Brewster, Thomas (fl.1649-1663); info: bookseller 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Briasson, Antoine-Claude (1700-1775); info: Lyonnais publisher; bookseller 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Bridgeman, Sir Orlando (1609-1674); info: judge 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Bridges, Henry (fl.1663); info: printer 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Bridgman, John W. (fl.1899) 1899: USA Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., District Court Decision 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief Briesen, Arthur von (1843-1920); info: German-born American lawyer; philanthropist 1896: USA The Question of Copyright 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief 1903: USA * Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. Briggs, Charles Frederick (1804-1877); info: American journalist; author; editor 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Brindley, John (d.1758); info: bookseller 1751: United Kingdom Tonson v. Walker Bristed, Charles Astor (1820-1874); info: American scholar; author; Secretary of the U.S. Copyright Association 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bristed, John (1778-1855); info: English-born American clergyman 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Britton, John (1771-1857); info: antiquary 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Brocas, Paul-Denis (1724-c.1790); info: publisher 1761: France * La Fontaine case Brockes, Barthold Heinrich (1680-1747); info: author 1739: Germany Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons Broderip, William John (1789-1859); info: lawyer; naturalist 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Brodie, Sir Benjamin Collins (1783-1862); info: physiologist; surgeon 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Brontë, Charlotte (1816-1855); also: Currer Bell (pseudonym); info: writer 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Brooke, Samuel (fl.1818-1830); info: printer 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Brooke, Sir Robert (d.1558); info: legal writer 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Brookshaw, George (c.1751-1823); info: painter; illustrator 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Brooks, Charles William Shirley (1816-1874); info: journalist; novelist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Brooks, James (1810-1873); info: American newspaper editor; politician 1837: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the United States 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Brooks, Thomas (1608-1680); info: Nonconformist preacher 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Brotherton, Joseph (1783-1837); info: Nonconformist; MP; info: law reformer 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Brotier, Gabriel (1723-1789); info: Jesuit; classical scholar 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Brougham, Henry Peter, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868); info: jurist; Lord Chancellor (1830-1834) 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Brougham, William, 2nd Baron Brougham and Vaux (1795-1886); info: law reformer; politician 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) Broughton, Rhoda (1840-1920); info: Welsh novelist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Browne, Alexander P. (fl.1880-1896); info: American copyright lawyer 1896: USA Hearing on H.R. 5976 Browne, Causten (1828-1909); info: American jurist 1885: USA Carte v. Duff Browne, Charles Farrar (1834-1867); also: Artemus Ward (pseud); info: American humorist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Browne, Francis Fisher (1843-1913); info: American poet; editor 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Browning, Elizabeth, née Barrett (1806-1861); info: poet 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Browning, Robert (1812-1889); info: poet 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Brownson, Orestes Augustus (1803-1876); info: American publicist; Transcendentalist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Brown, Charles Brockden (1771-1810); info: American novelist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Brown, Davis S. (fl.1891); info: entrepreneur 1891: USA Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co. Brown, Delaplaine (1841-1906); info: entrepreneur 1891: USA Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co. Brown, George William (1812-1890); info: Mayor of Baltimore (1860-1861); memoirist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Brown, George (d.1776); also: Lord Coalston; info: judge 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Brown, Henry Billings (1836-1913); info: Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1891-1906) 1902: USA Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief Brown, Josiah (d.1793); info: barrister; case reporter 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report Brown, Thomas (fl.1722); info: stationer 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Brown, Thomas (1778-1820); info: Scottish philosopher 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Bruce, George (1781-1866); info: Scottish-born American printer; type founder 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Bruce, James (1730-1794); also: 'the Abyssinian'; info: Scottish explorer 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Bruce, Robert (1718-1785); also: Lord Kennet; info: judge 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Bruen, Matthias (1793-1829); info: American clergyman 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Brunet, Anthelme (d.1835); info: publisher 1814: France * Court of Cassation on compilations Bruns, Carl Georg (1816-1880); info: jurist 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Brutus, Marcus Junius (85 B.C.-42 B.C.); info: Roman politician; conspirator 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1821: Germany * Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property Bruyset, Jean-Marie (1719-1793); info: printer; bookseller 1791: France * Report of François Hell to the National Assembly Bryant, Jacob (1715-1804); info: scholar; mythographer 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Bryant, William Cullen (1794-1878); info: American poet; journalist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Bryce, James, 1st Viscount (1838-1922); info: jurist; Regius Professor of Civil Law at Oxford; historian; politician; Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs (1886) 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union 1886: United Kingdom International Copyright Bill Brydges, Sir Samuel Egerton (1762-1837); info: writer; genealogist 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1814: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (18 July) 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Bryer, Henry (fl.1812); info: bookseller 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Brüggemann, Karl (fl.1829-1833); info: music publisher 1829 : Germany Music publishers' agreement to ban reprinting Buchanan, David (1779-1848); info: writer; editor 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April) Buchanan, Dr Francis (1762-1829); also: Francis Hamilton; info: Scottish physician; geographer; zoologist; botanist; historian of the Kingdom of Nepal 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Buchanan, George (c.1506-1582); info: scholar; humanist 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Buchanan, James (1791-1868); info: Senator from Pennsylvania; U.S. President (1857-1861) 1837: USA Debates in Congress 1837: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of the United States 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Buchenröder, Johann Nicolaus Carl (fl.1769-1785); info: publisher; reprinter 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books Buchez, Philippe Benjamin Joseph (1796-1865); info: physician; socialist 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors Buckingham, George Villiers, 2nd Duke of (1627-1687); info: courtier; dramatist 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Buckingham, James Silk (1786-1855); info: author; traveller; MP 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Buckingham, Joseph Tinker (1779-1861); info: American journalist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Buckland, William (1784-1856); info: geologist; clergyman 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Buckley, Samuel (fl.1710-1733); info: bookseller 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Buckle, Henry Thomas (1821-1862); info: historian 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Buckminster, Joseph Stevens (1784-1812); info: American Unitarian preacher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Buckstone, John Baldwin (1802-1879); info: playwright; comedian 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Buck, Dudley (1839-1909); info: American composer 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Buck, Sir George (1560-1622); also: Buc; info: antiquarian; Master of the Revels 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Buddha (c.563 B.C.-c.483 B.C.); also: Gautama Siddhartha; info: founder of Buddhism 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Budé, Guillaume (1467-1540); also: Budaeus; info: scholar 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors Buffon, George-Louis Leclerc, Comte de (1707-1788); info: naturalist 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Buist, Robert (1805-1880); info: Scottish-born American horticulturist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Buller, Charles (1806-1848); info: politician; wit 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) Buller, Sir Francis (1746-1800); info: judge 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Bullier; info: news agency 1861: France * Court of Cassation on telegraphic news Bulmerincq, August Michael von (1822-1890); info: Baltic-German Russian jurist; expert on international law 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Bulwer, Henry Lytton (1801-1872); info: diplomat; author 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bulwer, Sir Henry Ernest Gascoyne (1836-1914); info: diplomat; Governor of Labuan (1871-1875) 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Bunce, Oliver Bell (1828-1890); info: American author; editor 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bunner, Henry Cuyler (1855-1896); info: American novelist; poet 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Bunn, Alfred (1796-1860); info: theatre manager; librettist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Bunyan, John (1628-1688); info: author; preacher 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Buon, Nicolas (fl.1604-1623); info: bookseller 1618: France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Burges, Cornelius (c.1589-1665); also: Burgess; info: religious controversialist 1774: United Kingdom Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Burke, Edmund (1729-1797); info: statesman; philosopher 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Burke, John (1786-1848); info: author; genealogist 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April) 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) Burke, Peter (1811-1881); info: legal writer; author of "The Law of International Copyright between England and France" (1852) 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Burke-Roche, Edmond, 1st Baron Fermoy (1815-1874); info: Irish MP 1861: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Bill (6 May) Burlamaqui, Jean Jacques (1694-1748); info: Swiss jurist 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright Burnand, Sir Francis Cowley (1836-1917); info: dramatist; journalist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Burnap, George Washington (1802-1859); info: American clergyman 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Burnett, Frances Eliza, née Hodgson (1849-1924); info: English-born American novelist; children's author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Burnet, Dr. Thomas (c.1635-1715); info: natural philosopher 1721: United Kingdom Burnet's Bill of Complaint and Chetwood's Answer Burnet, Dr. Thomas (c.1635-1715); info: natural philosopher; headmaster 1721: United Kingdom Burnet v. Chetwood: Entries from the Court's Book of Orders 1721: United Kingdom * Burnet v. Chetwood 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas Burnet, George 1721: United Kingdom Burnet v. Chetwood: Entries from the Court's Book of Orders 1721: United Kingdom Burnet's Bill of Complaint and Chetwood's Answer Burnet, John (1784-1868); info: engraver; painter 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Burney, Charles Jr. (1757-1817); info: classical scholar; newspaper collectioner 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Burney, Fanny (1752-1840); also: Frances; Madame D'Arblay; info: novelist; diarist 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Burns, Robert (1759-1796); info: Scottish poet 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Burn, Richard (1709-1785); info: legal writer; historian 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Burroughs, John (1837-1921); info: American naturalist; essayist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Burrow, Sir James (1701-1782); info: law reporter 1774: United Kingdom Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Burton, Sir Frederick William (1816-1900); info: Irish painter; Director of the National Gallery (1874-1894) 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Burton, Sir Richard Francis (1821-1890); info: orientalist; explorer 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Bury, Lady Charlotte Susan Maria (1775-1861); info: Scottish novelist 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Busée, Pierre (1540-1587); also: Petrus Busaeus; Buys; info: Jesuit; theologian 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Busée, Pierre (1540-1587); info: theologian 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Bushe, John Scott (d.1887); info: Colonial Secretary for Trinidad 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Bush, George (1796-1859); info: American biblical scholar 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bush, Richard James (1843-1914); info: American painter; explorer of Siberia 1873: USA Committee on the Library Report 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Butler, Benjamin Franklin (1795-1858); info: American lawyer; U.S. Attorney General (1833-1838) 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); info: satirist 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Butterworth, Benjamin (1837-1898); info: American congressman 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Butterworth, John (fl.1814); info: bookseller 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Buttman, Philipp Karl (1764-1829); info: philologist 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Bücher, Karl Wilhelm (1847-1930); info: German economist; founder of newspaper science 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Byfield, Adoniran (fl.1643); info: member of Westminster Assembly of Divines 1774: United Kingdom Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Bülau, Friedrich von (1805-1859); info: German political scientist; censor; translator of Macaulay's "History of England" 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Byles, Sir John Barnard (1801-1884); info: judge; author 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Bülow, Otto von (1827-1901); info: German envoy at Berne 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Bynkershoek, Cornelis van (1673-1743); info: judge; jurist 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1766: United Kingdom Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Bynner, Edwin Lassetter (1842-1893); info: American author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Bürckli, Johann Heinrich (fl.1743); info: publisher 1739 : Germany Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons Byrd, William (c.1543-1623); info: composer 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Bürkel, Heinrich (fl.1864); info: German jurist 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Bürkel; info: jurist 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Byron, George Gordon, 6th Baron Byron of Rochdale (1788-1824); info: poet 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1838: USA Memorial of the New York Typographical Society 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Byron, Henry James (1835-1884); info: dramatist; actor 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Cable, George Washington (1844-1925); info: American author 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Cabot, Sebastian (c.1475-1557); info: Venetian navigator; cartographer 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Cadell, Thomas, Jr. (1773-1836); info: publisher 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Cadell, Thomas, Sr. (1742-1802); info: bookseller 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Cadwalader, Lambert (1742-1823); info: American merchant; military officer; congressman 1789: USA House Joint copyright and patent bill decision Caesar, Gaius Julius (100/102 B.C.-44 B.C.); info: Roman general; statesman 1693: United Kingdom Locke's Memorandum on the 1662 Act 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1775: United Kingdom * Stationers' Company v. Carnan 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Cailleau, André-Charles (1731-1798); info: bookseller; publisher 1786: France * French Decree on Musical Publications Caillemer, Exupère (1837-1913); info: scholar; Dean of the Faculty of History of Law at Lyon 1878: France * Morillot on the author's right Cairns, Hugh McCalmont Cairns, 1st Earl (1819-1885); info: statesman; Lord Chancellor (1868, 1874-1880) 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1888: USA American Authors and British Pirates Cairns, Sir William Wellington (1828-1888); info: Lieutenant Governor of British Honduras (1870-1874) 1874: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting Colonial Copyright Calamy, Edmund, 'the elder' (1600-1666); info: Presbyterian church leader; licenser for theological books 1643: United Kingdom An Ordinance for the Regulation of Printing 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals 1774: United Kingdom Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Calcondile, Demetrio (fl.1447); info: Greek-born Italian humanist 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Calcott, Lady Maria, née Graham (1786-1842); info: travel writer; children's writer 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Calcraft, Sir Henry George (1836-1896); info: Permanent Secretary of the Board of Trade 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Calderón de la Barca, Pedro (1600-1681); info: Spanish dramatist 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Calderón Reyes, Climaco (1852-1913); info: Colombian lawyer; statesman; diplomat 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Calhoun, John Caldwell (1782-1850); info: U.S. Vice President (1825-1832); Senator from South Carolina 1834: USA Letters from Sumner to Story 1837: USA Debates in Congress Calman, David (fl.1883); info: American lawyer 1883: USA Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony 1883: USA Burrow-Giles' Brief Calmet, Antoine Augustin (1672-1757); info: monk; biblical scholar 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Calvert, Giles (c.1612-1663); info: bookseller 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Calvin, John (1509-1564); info: theologian; religious reformer 1554: United Kingdom Selected Extracts from the Stationers' Company's Registers 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Calye, Robert (fl.1558); info: printer 1558: United Kingdom Calve's privilege for the 'Holsome and Catholick Doctrine' Cambacérès, Jean Jacques Régis (1753-1824); Arch-Chancellor of the French Empire 1804; editor of the Code Napoléon 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Camden, Charles Pratt, 1st Earl (1714-1794); info: jurist; statesman 1774: United Kingdom Macauley's A Modest Plea 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Camden, William (1551-1623); info: antiquarian; historian; headmaster of Westminster School (1593) 1813: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) Cameron, Julia Margaret (1815-1879); info: photographer 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Camoens, Luis de (1524-1580); also: Camões; info: poet 1834 : France * Balzac's letter to authors Campana, Cesare (c.1540-1606); info: Italian historian 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Campbell, Ilay (1734-1823); info: judge; politician 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Campbell, John, 1st Baron Campbell (1779-1861); info: MP; judge; Lord Chancellor (1859-1861) 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Campbell, Rollo (1803-1871); info: Canadian printer 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Campbell, Sheldon A. (fl.1866-1879); info: American auditor 1879: USA Selden's Argument Campbell, Thomas (1777-1844); info: Scottish poet; journalist 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1896: USA Treloar Copyright Bill (H.R. 5976) Campbell, Vice-Admiral Sir Patrick (1773-1841); info: Royal Navy officer 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Camusat, Jean (fl.1634); info: printer 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Canary, Thomas (fl.1896); info: American theatrical producer 1896: USA Debate in Congress Canfield, John (1740-1786); info: American lawyer 1782: USA Letter from Smith to Webster Canitz und Dallwitz, Karl Ernst Wilhelm, Freiherr von (1787-1850); info: Prussian soldier; Prussian Minister for Foreign Affairs (1845-) 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Canning, Charles John, 1st Earl (1812-1862); info: Governor-General of India; Viceroy of India 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) Canning, George (1770-1827); info: statesman; Prime Minister (1827) 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Canning, William Pitt (1802-1828); info: naval officer 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Cantú, Cesare (1804-1895); info: historian; novelist 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Capello, Paolo (fl.1500-1517); info: Venetian politician 1517 : Italy * Venetian Decree on Press Affairs Capen, Nahum (1804-1886); info: American bookseller; historian; postmaster 1841: USA * Folsom v. Marsh 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Capperonier, Claude (1671-1744); info: philologist; Professor of Greek philology (Collège de France) 1763: France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Capperonnier, Jean (1716-1775); info: classical scholar 1759 : France * Sieur d'Anville's contract Capra, Baldessar (1580-1626); info: plagiarist of Galileo 1762: United Kingdom * An Enquiry into Literary Property 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Caracalla (176-217); also: Bassianus; Marcus Aurelius Antoninus; info: Roman Emperor (211-217) 1511: Germany Imperial Privilege for Konrad Peutinger Cardon, Horace (d.1641); info: Lyonnais printer; bookseller 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Cardon, the Abbé (fl.1802-1815); info: author 1814: France * Court of Cassation on compilations Cardozo, Jacob Newton (1786-1873); info: American newspaper editor; political economist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Caresme, Joseph Emile (b.1830); info: French jurist; author of "De la propriété littéraire dans l'histoire et selon le droit" (1863) 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Carey, Edward L. (1806-1845); info: American publisher; art collector 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Carey, Henry Charles (1793-1879); info: American economist; printer; publisher; protectionist 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1837: USA Address of Certain Authors 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Carey, Matthew (1760-1839); info: Irish-born American economist; publisher; political reformer 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report Carlisle, John Griffin (1834-1910); info: American politician; Senator for Kentucky 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Carlyle, Thomas (1795-1881); info: historian; essayist; sage 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1837: USA * Senate Report 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1853: USA Letters on International copyright 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Carnan, Thomas (1737-1788); info: printer; bookseller 1775: United Kingdom * Stationers' Company v. Carnan 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Carnegie, Andrew (1835-1918); info: Scottish-born American industrialist; philanthropist 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Caroboli, Giacomo (fl.1764-1780); info: Venetian publisher 1780 : Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents Caroline 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey Carpenter, William Benjamin (1813-1885); info: biologist 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Carpenter, W. H. (fl.1845); info: Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Carpmael, Alfred (fl.1885); info: solicitor; legal writer 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Carpmael, Edward (1848-1931); info: patent agent; legal writer 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Carpzov, Benedict Jr (1595-1666); info: Professor of Law at Leipzig; judge 1690: Germany Beier: On the Book Trade and its Privileges 1738: Germany * Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" 1750: Germany Fritsch: Treatise on Book Printers, Booksellers, Paper Manufacturers and Bookbinders Carrell, Joseph (fl.1643); info: preacher; licenser for theological books 1643: United Kingdom An Ordinance for the Regulation of Printing Carrières, Louis de (1662-1717); info: biblical scholar 1778 : France * Pluquet's letters Carrington, Charles Robert Wynn, 1st Marquis of Lincolnshire (1843-1928); info: politician; Governor of New South Wales (1885-1890) 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Carte, Richard D'Oyly (1844-1901); info: English impresario; opera company manager; hotel proprietor 1885: USA Carte v. Duff Carte, Thomas (1686-1754); info: historian 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report Caruthers, William Alexander (1802-1846); info: American physician; author 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Cary, Francis Stephen (1808-1880); info: painter; art teacher 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Cassell, John (1817-1865); info: publisher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Casserly, Eugene (1820-1883); info: American journalist; lawyer 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Cassiodorus, Flavius Magnus Aurelius (c.490-c.580); info: Roman historian; statesman 1690: France * Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers Catalano, Antonio (fl.1545); info: teacher of Latin grammar 1545: Italy * Antonio Catalano's Teaching Licence Catherine II 'the Great' (1729-1796); info: Empress of Russia (1762-1796) 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors Catlin, George (1796-1872); info: American painter 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Catlyn, Sir Robert (d.1574); also: Catlin; info: judge 1643: United Kingdom * The Humble Remonstrance of the Stationers' Company Cato, Marcus Porcius, 'the Elder' (234 B.C.-149 B.C.); also: 'the Censor'; info: Roman statesman; orator 1774: United Kingdom Stella's Modest Exceptions 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Catrou, François (1659-1737); info: historian; translator 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Catullus, Gaius Valerius (c.84 B.C.-c.54 B.C.); info: Roman lyric poet 1503: Italy * Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon 1725: France * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum Caumartin, Louis-François Lefebvre de (d.1687); info: Master of Requests to King of France 1665: France * French book trade regulations Caunter, Rev. John Hobart (1794-1851); info: author 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Caussin de Perceval, E. (b.1802); info: judge 1862: France * Court of Cassation on photography Cavallo, Tiberius (1749-1809); info: physicist; natural philosopher 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence Cavendish, William, 1st Earl of Devonshire (1551-1626); also: Baron Cavendish of Hardwick; info: statesman 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Cavendish, William, 6th Duke of Devonshire (1790-1858); also: the 'Bachelor Duke'; info: Lord Chamberlain 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, Lord Henry William (1804-1870); info: sportsman; politician 1862: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (20 March) Cavour, Count Camillo Benso di (1810-1861); info: statesman 1862 : France * Court of Cassation on photography Cawarden, Sir Thomas (c.1514-1559); info: courtier; Master of the Revels 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Cawood, John (1514-1572); info: royal printer; Master of Stationers' Company 1557: United Kingdom * Stationers' Charter 1559: United Kingdom Jugge and Cawood's printing patent for statute books 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass 1559: United Kingdom * Elizabethan Injunctions Caxton, William (c.1422-c.1492); info: printer; merchant; diplomat 1761: United Kingdom Tonson v. Collins 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Caxton, William (c.1424-c.1492); info: printer; merchant; diplomat 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Cayley, Edward Stillingfleet (1802-1862); info: MP 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (1 May) Cayvan, Georgia (1857-1906); also: Georgie Eva Cayvan; info: American actress 1896: USA Debate in Congress Cecil, James, 1st Marquess of Salisbury (1748-1823); info: Lord Chamberlain 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Cecil, Sir Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne, 3rd Marquis of Salisbury (1830-1903); info: Conservative statesman; Prime Minister (1885-1886, 1886-1892, 1895-1902) 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Cecil, William, 1st Baron Burghley (1520-1598); also: Burleigh; Burchleigh; info: statesman 1566: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Cellot, Louis-Marie (fl.1765-1786); info: printer; publisher 1776 : France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Celtis, Conrad (1459-1508); info: author 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1502: Germany Privilege of the Imperial Senate for Works of Conrad Celtis Ceruti, Federico (1531-1611); info: Veronese publisher; author 1590 : Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Cervantes Saavedra, Miguel de (1547-1616); info: Spanish novelist; playwright; poet 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Cesarini, Giuliano (1398-1444); info: Italian cardinal 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Chace, Jonathan (1829-1917); info: Senator for Rhode Island 1886: USA Committee on Patents Report 1888: USA The International Copyright Bill 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 1896: USA The Question of Copyright Chalmers, George (1742-1825); info: Scottish antiquarian 1853: USA Letters on International copyright Chalmers, Patrick (1802-1854); info: antiquary; MP 1835: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Lectures Act (26 Aug.) 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) Chalmers, Thomas (1780-1847); info: Scottish theologian; preacher 1837: USA Petition of British Authors 1839: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) Chalon, Alfred Edward (1780-1860); info: portrait painter 1858: United Kingdom Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee Chamberlin, Daniel (1810-1879); info: American hotel proprietor 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Chambers, Robert (1802-1871); info: Scottish publisher; writer of reference books 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Chambers, Sir Robert (1737-1803); info: jurist; Vinerian Professor of English Law at Oxford; Chief Justice of Bengal 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise Chambers, William (1800-1883); info: Scottish publisher; philanthropist 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Chamfort, Nicolas Sébastien Roch (1741-1794); info: French writer 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Champein, Stanislas (1753-1830); info: composer 1826: France * Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission Champney, Elizabeth Williams (1850-1922); info: American author 1888: USA American Authors and British Pirates 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Chandler, Joseph Ripley (1792-1880); info: American editor; politician 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Chandler, Peleg Whitman (1816-1889); info: American attorney 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Chandler, Richard (1713-1744); info: bookseller 1751: United Kingdom Tonson v. Walker Chanler, Amélie Louise, née Rives (1863-1945); also: Princess Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy; info: American novelist; poet 1890: USA Report on H.R. 10881 Channing, William Ellery (1780-1842); info: American clergyman; author 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Channing, William Henry (1810-1884); info: American Unitarian minister; writer 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Chantrey, Sir Francis Legatt (1781-1841); info: sculptor 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) Chapelain, Jean (1595-1674); info: poet; critic 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum Chapman, Frederick (fl.1870); info: publisher 1872: United Kingdom Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright Chapman, Livewell (fl.1643-1665); info: bookseller 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals Chapman, T. Ellwood (fl.1848-1861); info: American publisher 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Chapman, Walter (fl.1528); info: printer 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Chappell, Thomas Patey (1819-1902); info: music publisher 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1886: United Kingdom Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union Chappell, William (1809-1888); info: music publisher; antiquary 1853: United Kingdom Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright Chapsal, Charles Pierre (1787-1858); info: grammarian; editor 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Charlemagne (747-814); also: Carolus Magnus; Karl der Große; info: King of the Franks; Western Roman Emperor 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Charles Albert of Savoy (1798-1849); also: Carlo Alberto Amadeo di Savoia; info: King of Piedmont-Sardinia (1831-1849) 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Charles I (1600-1649) 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Charles I (1600-1649); info: King of Great Britain and Ireland (1625-1649) 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1774: United Kingdom Enfield's Observations 1774: United Kingdom Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Charles II (1630-1685); info: King of Scotland and England (1660-1685) 1662: United Kingdom * Licensing Act 1663: United Kingdom L'Estrange's Considerations and Proposals 1684: United Kingdom Stationers' Charter 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press 1762: United Kingdom A Vindication of the Rights of Authors 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson 1773: United Kingdom Information for Messrs John Hinton et al 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents 1774: United Kingdom The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1814: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (18 July) 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1838: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April) 1840: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) 1841: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (5 Feb.) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Charles IV (1316-1378); info: Holy Roman Emperor (1355-1378) 1608 : Germany * "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II Charles IX (1550-1574); info: King of France (1559-1574) 1618 : France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade 1725: France * Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Charles the Bold (1433-1477); info: Duke of Burgundy (1467-1477) 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor Charles V of Habsburg (1500-1558); info: Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1556) 1533: Germany * Schott v. Egenolph 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" 1790: Germany * J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire Charles VI of Habsburg (1685-1740); info: Holy Roman Emperor (1711-1740) 1608: Germany * "Books Constitution" of Emperor Rudolf II 1713: Germany Augsburg Printers' Ordinance 1815: Germany * Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna Charles VIII (1470-1498); info: King of France (1483-1498) 1763 : France * Diderot's Letter on the book trade Charles X (1757-1836); info: King of France (1824-1830) 1826 : France * Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission 1830: USA Judiciary Committee Report 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Charlesworth, Maria Louisa (1819-1880); info: religious writer 1878: United Kingdom Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence Charon, Viala, Baron de (1794-1880); info: French Senator; soldier 1866: France * Literary and artistic property act Charpentier; info: publisher 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property Charteris, Henry (d.1599); info: printer; bookseller 1773: United Kingdom Information for Alexander Donaldson Chase, Samuel (1741-1811); info: American jurist 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report Chateaubriand, François René, Vicomte de (1768-1848); info: author; statesman 1834: France * Balzac's letter to authors 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Chatterton, Thomas (1752-1770); info: poet; forger 1883: USA Sarony's Brief 1893: USA Falk v. Donaldson Chaucer, Geoffrey (c.1345-1400); info: poet 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents Chauchat (fl.1814); info: solicitor 1814: France * Court of Cassation on compilations Chaudey, Gustave (1817-1871); info: journalist; politician 1862: France * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" Chaudière, Regnault (fl.1515-1530); info: bookseller 1618 : France * Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Cheever, George Barrell (1807-1890); info: American clergyman; author 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials Chénier, Marie André (1762-1794); info: poet 1834 : France * Balzac's letter to authors Chénon, Pierre (fl.1751-1791); info: police officer; Commissaire at the Châtelet 1776: France * Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers Chéret, Jules (1836-1932); info: French painter; lithographer; poster designer 1902: USA Bleistein's Brief Cherlewood, John (fl.1554); info: printer 1554: United Kingdom Selected Extracts from the Stationers' Company's Registers Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of (1694-1773); info: statesman; orator; wit; author 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1832: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature 1841: USA * Folsom v. Marsh 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Chetwood, William (d.1766); info: bookseller; writer 1721: United Kingdom Burnet v. Chetwood: Entries from the Court's Book of Orders 1721: United Kingdom Burnet's Bill of Complaint and Chetwood's Answer 1721: United Kingdom * Burnet v. Chetwood Chevillier, André (1636-1700); info: librarian at the Sorbonne; historian of the book trade 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Chiabrera, Gabriel (1552-1638); info: Italian poet 1590: Italy * Giovanni Fratta's "On the Dedication of Books" Chichester, George, 3rd Marquess of Donegal and Earl of Belfast (1797-1883); info: Irish nobleman; politician 1832: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature Child, David Lee (1794-1874); info: American journalist 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Child, Lydia Maria (1802-1880); info: American abolitionist; women's rights activist; author 1848: USA Jay, Bryant and Others' Memorials 1896: USA Treloar Copyright Bill (H.R. 5976) Chipman, Nathaniel (1752-1843); info: Senator from Vermont 1790: USA Sample registrations Chitty, Joseph (1796-1833); info: lawyer; legal writer 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Choate, Joseph Hodges (1832-1917); info: American lawyer; diplomat 1885: USA Carte v. Duff 1902: USA Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief Choate, Rufus (1799-1859); info: American lawyer; orator 1838: USA Memorial of a Number of Citizens of Boston Chodowiecki, Daniel (1726-1801); info: painter; illustrator 1775 : Germany Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness" Chopin, Frédéric (1810-1849); info: Polish composer 1880 : Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Chorley, Henry Fothergill (1808-1872); info: literary critic; music critic; author 1837: USA Petition of British Authors Choules, Rev. John Overton (1801-1856); info: American clergyman; author 1843: USA An Address to the People of the United States Christian II (1583-1611); info: Elector of Saxony (1601-1611) 1549 : Germany * Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 Christian, Edward (1758-1823); info: jurist; magistrate 1818: United Kingdom Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters 1834: USA * Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report 1842: United Kingdom * Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Christie, William Dougal (1816-1874); info: MP; British ambassador in Brazil; author of "A Plea for Perpetual Copyright" (1840) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) Christina (1626-1689); info: Queen of Sweden (1632-1654) 1776: France * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press Christison, Sir Robert (1797-1882); info: toxicologist; physician 1842: United Kingdom Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) Chudleigh, Elizabeth (1720-1788); also: Countess of Bristol; Duchess of Kingston; info: courtesan; bigamist | ||||||
