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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: | Place names referred to in commentaries Aachen 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick Aberdeen 1787: United Kingdom * Calico Printers' Act Agnadello 1486: Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege Albany 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Alcala 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute Alsace 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass Altdorf 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Altenburg 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Altenburg (Thuringia) 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) America 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1781: USA * Andrew Law's Petition 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute 1790: USA * Copyright Act 1801: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Amsterdam 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1675: Germany * Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest" Ancona 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets Angers 1814: France * Court of Cassation on sculptures Annapolis, Maryland 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute Ansbach 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Antigua 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Antwerp 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Aquitaine 1762: France * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors Argentina 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Aschaffenburg 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy Augsburg 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1511: Germany Imperial Privilege for Konrad Peutinger 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1516: Germany Imperial Privilege for Johannes Eck 1516: Germany Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1545: Italy * Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing Australia 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Austria 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1835: Germany * Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Austrian Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1867: Germany * Mandry: Commentary on the Bavarian Copyright Act of 1865 1876: Germany * Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs Auvergne 1762: France * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors Baden 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1837: Germany * Prussian Copyright Act Baden-Baden 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code Baffin's Bay 1789: USA * The Constitutional Copyright Clause Bahamas Islands 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Bamberg 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation Barbados 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Basel 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1515: France * Galliot Du Pré's Privilege 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1738: Germany * Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books Bavaria 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1837: Germany * Prussian Copyright Act 1867: Germany * Mandry: Commentary on the Bavarian Copyright Act of 1865 Belfort 1675: Germany * Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest" Belgium 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Berkshire 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act Berlin 1765: Germany Reich v. Pauli 1765: Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel 1766: Germany Prussian Cabinet Order 1775: Germany Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness" 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1785: Germany * Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) 1821: Germany * Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy 1832: Germany * Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays 1835: Germany * Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1837: Germany * Prussian Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1876: Germany * Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs Bermuda 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Bernburg 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Berne 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Berwick 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket Blois 1507: France * Eloy d'Amerval's privilege Bodmin 1814: United Kingdom * Copyright Act Bohemia 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies Bologna 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1486: Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege 1503: Italy * Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon 1504: Italy * A woodcut by Albrecht Dürer plagiarized by Marcantonio Raimondi 1568: Italy * Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints Bolzano 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica Bonn 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy Bordeaux 1861: France * Court of Cassation on telegraphic news 1869: France * Court of Cassation on originality Boston, Massachusetts 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1841: USA * Folsom v. Marsh 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1856: USA * Copyright Act Amendment Boulogne-la-Grasse 1762: France * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors Bratislava 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code Braunschweig 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1837: Germany * Prussian Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Bremen 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Brescia 1503: Italy * Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon 1517: Italy * Venetian Decree on Press Affairs 1545: Italy * Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations Brighton 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Bristol 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act British Dominions 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act British Guiana (Guyana) 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act British North America 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Bury (Lancashire) 1787: United Kingdom * Calico Printers' Act Cambridge 1586: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1662: United Kingdom * Licensing Act 1814: United Kingdom * Copyright Act Cambridge, Massachusetts 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege Canada 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Canterbury 1586: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree Cape of Good Hope 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Capodistria (Koper, Slovenia) 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets Carlisle 1787: United Kingdom * Calico Printers' Act Casteldurante, Marche region of Italy 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent Charleston, South Carolina 1790: USA * Copyright Act Chelmsford 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act Chile 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Clerkenwell 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act Cologne 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg 1517: Italy * Venetian Decree on Press Affairs 1533: Germany * Schott v. Egenolph 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Connecticut 1781: USA * Andrew Law's Petition 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute Copenhagen 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing Coventry 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act Cracow (Krakow) 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets Crimea 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act Damascus 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act Darmstadt 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation Delaware 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute Delft 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies Denmark 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Dessau 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Detmold 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Dublin 1735: United Kingdom * Engravers' Copyright Act 1801: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1814: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act Ecuador 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right Edinburgh 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1778: France * Pluquet's letters 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Egypt 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act England 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1486: Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege 1507: France * Eloy d'Amerval's privilege 1515: France * Galliot Du Pré's Privilege 1518: United Kingdom * The Articles of the Pope's Bulle 1545: Italy * Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations 1553: United Kingdom * Totell's Printing Patent 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1710: United Kingdom * Statute of Anne 1723: France * Code de la Librairie 1737: United Kingdom * Booksellers' Bill 1759: France * Sieur d'Anville's contract 1761: France * La Fontaine case 1762: France * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum 1777: United Kingdom * Bach v. Longman 1778: France * Pluquet's letters 1781: USA * Andrew Law's Petition 1789: USA * The Constitutional Copyright Clause 1790: USA * Copyright Act 1798: United Kingdom * Models and Busts Act 1801: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1814: France * Court of Cassation on compilations 1831: USA * Copyright Act 1841: France * Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1856: USA * Copyright Act Amendment 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act 1869: France * Court of Cassation on originality 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1879: USA * Baker v. Selden 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Épinal 1814: France * Court of Cassation on sculptures Erfurt 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica Europe 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1515: France * Galliot Du Pré's Privilege 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1884: Germany * Orelli: "Swiss Copyright Act 1883 with comments and appendices" 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Fano, Marche region of Italy 1503: Italy * Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon Ferrara 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1486: Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege 1515: Italy * Ariosto's Printing Privilege Finsbury 1835: United Kingdom * Publication of Lectures Act Flanders 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies Florence 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1486: Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent 1503: Italy * Aldus Manutius's Warning against the Printers of Lyon 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1517: Italy * Venetian Decree on Press Affairs 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1545: Italy * Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations 1762: France * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors Fossombrone, Marche region of Italy 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent 1552: France * General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard France 1486: Italy * Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent 1515: France * Galliot Du Pré's Privilege 1515: Italy * Ariosto's Printing Privilege 1518: United Kingdom * The Articles of the Pope's Bulle 1547: France * French Censorship Act 1552: France * General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard 1553: United Kingdom * Totell's Printing Patent 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass 1603: Italy * Venetian Decree on Privileges for New Books and Reprints 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1701: France * Royal letters patent 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1780: France * Dramatic Act 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy 1831: USA * Copyright Act 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1845: France * Court of Appeal on translations 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1856: USA * Copyright Act Amendment 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act 1876: Germany * Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1884: Germany * Orelli: "Swiss Copyright Act 1883 with comments and appendices" 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. 1902: France * Court of Cassation on moral rights Frankfurt 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1533: Germany * Schott v. Egenolph 1598: Germany Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1785: Germany * Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1867: Germany * Mandry: Commentary on the Bavarian Copyright Act of 1865 1870: Germany * Copyright Act for the German Empire Frankfurt (Oder) 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1832: Germany * Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays Freiburg 1511: Germany Imperial Privilege for Konrad Peutinger 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code Freising 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Fürstenberg 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code Gdansk (Danzig) 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy Geneva 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin Genoa 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Georgia 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute Germany 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent 1518: United Kingdom * The Articles of the Pope's Bulle 1553: United Kingdom * Totell's Printing Patent 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1777: United Kingdom * Bach v. Longman 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1831: USA * Copyright Act 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act 1867: Germany * Schäffle: "Authors' rights as an artificial means for safeguarding remuneration and annuities" 1880: Germany * Kohler: Author's Right 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Gießen 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief Giessen 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Glamorgan 1737: United Kingdom * Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders Glasgow 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1835: United Kingdom * Publication of Lectures Act 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report Göttingen 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code 1832: Germany * Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays Graz 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg Great Britain 1737: United Kingdom * Booksellers' Bill 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1787: United Kingdom * Calico Printers' Act 1798: United Kingdom * Models and Busts Act 1801: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1828: United Kingdom * Maugham's Treatise 1831: USA * Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1852: France * French International Copyright Act 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1853: USA * Stowe v. Thomas 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1856: USA * Copyright Act Amendment 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act 1876: Germany * Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs 1878: United Kingdom * Royal Commissioners' Report 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Greenock 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Greifswald 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief Grenada 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Haguenau 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Haiti 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Halifax (Canada) 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Halle 1750: Germany Fritsch: Treatise on Book Printers, Booksellers, Paper Manufacturers and Bookbinders 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation Hamburg 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief 1739: Germany Privilege of the Protestant Swiss Cantons 1790: Germany * J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire 1827: Germany * Kramer: Rights of Writers and Publishers 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy 1837: Germany * Prussian Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Hamilton County, Ohio 1879: USA * Baker v. Selden Hanau 1824: Germany * Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books Hanover 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1824: Germany * Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1852: France * French International Copyright Act Hartford, Connecticut 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute Hechingen 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Heidelberg 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1824: Germany * Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books 1832: Germany * Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays 1853: Germany * Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights Hessen 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Hof (Bavaria) 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" Holland 1737: United Kingdom * Booksellers' Bill 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) Holstein 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Honduras 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Hungary 1846: Germany * Austrian Copyright Act India 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Ingolstadt 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1516: Germany Imperial Privilege for Johannes Eck 1516: Germany Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria Ireland 1710: United Kingdom * Statute of Anne 1801: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Iserlohn (North Rhine-Westphalia) 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books Isle of Man 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Italy 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1504: Italy * A woodcut by Albrecht Dürer plagiarized by Marcantonio Raimondi 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer 1511: Germany * Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick 1518: United Kingdom * The Articles of the Pope's Bulle 1553: United Kingdom * Totell's Printing Patent 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass 1568: Italy * Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints 1762: France * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors 1798: United Kingdom * Models and Busts Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. Boosey 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Jamaica 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Jamestown, Virginia 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege Jena 1690: Germany Beier: On the Book Trade and its Privileges 1750: Germany Fritsch: Treatise on Book Printers, Booksellers, Paper Manufacturers and Bookbinders 1774: Germany * Pütter: The Reprinting of Books 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1876: Germany * Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs Jerusalem 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act Karlsruhe 1775: Germany Chodowiecki's Allegory "Works of Darkness" 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1785: Germany * Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code Königsberg 1785: Germany * Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Konstanz 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code Kreuznach 1785: Germany * Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting 1799: Germany * Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books La Rochelle 1552: France * General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard Lambeth 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act Lauenburg 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Leipzig 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin 1516: Germany Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute 1549: Germany * Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance 1740: Germany * Encyclopaedia Article on "The Reprinting of Books" 1765: Germany Reich v. Pauli 1765: Germany * Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel 1773: Germany * Saxonian Statute 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1785: Germany * Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting 1790: Germany * J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire 1794: Germany * Prussian Statute Book (ALR) 1796: Germany Lobethan: On Publishers' Privileges 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code 1830: Germany * Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy 1835: Germany * Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation 1844: Germany * Saxon Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Leith 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson Leuven 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute Leuwen 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin Liberia 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Linz 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica Lippe 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Liverpool 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act Lobenstein 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States London 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent 1518: United Kingdom * The Articles of the Pope's Bulle 1538: United Kingdom * Henrician Proclamation 1553: United Kingdom * Totell's Printing Patent 1557: United Kingdom * Stationers' Charter 1559: United Kingdom * Day's privilege for The Cosmographical Glass 1566: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1586: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1659: Germany * Schupp: The Book Thief 1662: United Kingdom * Licensing Act 1704: United Kingdom * Defoe's Essay on the Press 1710: United Kingdom * Statute of Anne 1735: United Kingdom * Engravers' Copyright Act 1737: United Kingdom * Booksellers' Bill 1762: United Kingdom * Tonson v. Collins 1769: United Kingdom * Millar v. Taylor 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. Donaldson 1774: United Kingdom * Donaldson v. Becket 1775: United Kingdom * Stationers' Company v. Carnan 1777: France * Linguet's memorandum 1777: United Kingdom * Bach v. Longman 1778: France * Pluquet's letters 1780: Italy * "Pezzana e Consorti" case: supporting documents 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute 1787: United Kingdom * Calico Printers' Act 1814: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1833: United Kingdom * Dramatic Literary Property Act 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1846: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act 1847: USA * A Treatise on the Law of Copyright 1852: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1854: United Kingdom * Jeffreys v. 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Boosey Modena 1545: Italy * Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Montbéliard (Mömpelgard) 1675: Germany * Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest" Moravia 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets Munich 1516: Germany Privilege of the Duke of Bavaria 1853: Germany * Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights 1877: Germany * Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Murano 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets Naples 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent 1545: Italy * Venetian Decree on Author-Printer Relations Nassau 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Natal 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Netherlands 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica 1624: United Kingdom * Statute of Monopolies 1637: United Kingdom * Star Chamber Decree 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1675: Germany * Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's "The Magic Bird's Nest" 1701: France * Royal letters patent 1773: United Kingdom * Hinton v. 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Boosey 1856: USA * Copyright Act Amendment 1861: France * Court of Cassation on telegraphic news 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act 1869: France * Court of Cassation on originality 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Parma 1517: Italy * Venetian Decree on Press Affairs 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Pavia 1531: Germany * Basel Printers' Statute Pennsylvania 1672: USA * Usher's Printing Privilege 1781: USA * Andrew Law's Petition 1783: USA * Connecticut Copyright Statute 1789: USA * The Constitutional Copyright Clause 1790: USA * Copyright Act Pesaro 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Philadelphia 1781: USA * Andrew Law's Petition 1789: USA * The Constitutional Copyright Clause 1801: United Kingdom * Copyright Act 1853: USA * Stowe v. 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Egenolph 1660: Germany * Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Strelitz 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Stuttgart 1809: Germany * Baden Civil Code 1815: Germany * Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna 1837: Germany * Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation Subiaco (Rome) 1469: Italy * Johannes of Speyer's Printing Monopoly Suffolk 1870: United Kingdom * Copinger's Law of Copyright Sweden 1831: USA * Copyright Act 1838: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Switzerland 1781: Germany * Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing 1884: Germany * Orelli: "Swiss Copyright Act 1883 with comments and appendices" 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act 1892: Germany * Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Syria 1862: United Kingdom * Fine Art Copyright Act Tasmania 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Teplitz 1827: Germany * Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Thuringia 1844: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Toulouse 1501: Germany * Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica Transylvania 1846: Germany * Austrian Copyright Act Treviso 1474: Italy * Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets 1498: Italy * Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent Trier 1479: Germany * Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg 1513: Germany * Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin Trinidad and Tobago 1847: United Kingdom * Foreign Reprints Act Tunis 1886: United Kingdom * International Copyright Act Turin 1517: Italy * Venetian Decree on Press Affairs 1840: Germany * Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Tuscany 1790: Germany * J.F.F. 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