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Language: French

1507 : * Eloy d'Amerval's privilege (France)

1515 : * Galliot Du Pré's Privilege (France)

1531 :   Francis I's letter patent to Pierre Attaignant (France)

1547 : * Censorship Act (France )

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

1586 : * Simon Marion's plea on privileges (France)

1607 :   General privilege granted to Pierre Ballard (France)

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

1649 :   Book trade regulations (France)

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

1660 : * Decree on Engravings ( France)

1665 : * Book trade regulations (France)

1676 : * Decree on Sculptures ( France)

1686 : * Book trade regulations (France)

1690 : * Memorandum on the opposition between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers (France)

1701 : * Royal letters patent ( France)

1714 : * Decree on Fine Arts ( France)

1723 : * Code de la Librairie ( France)

1725 :   Book trade regulations (France)

1725 : * Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum (France)

1725 : * Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum (France)

1749 : * Crébillon's case (France)

1759 : * Sieur d'Anville's contract (France)

1761 : * La Fontaine case ( France)

1762 : * Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors (France)

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

1764 :   Parisian Booksellers memorandum (France)

1769 :   Avis aux gens de lettres (France)

1770 : * Luneau de Boisjermain's case (France)

1776 : * Fragments on the Freedom of the Press (France)

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

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

1777 : * King's declaration on sculpture and painting (France)

1777 : * Linguet's memorandum ( France)

1778 :   Decree on counterfeitings (France)

1778 : * Pluquet's letters ( France)

1779 :   Séguier's report (France)

1780 :   Beaumarchais's report (France)

1780 :   Decree on Dramatic Literary Property (France)

1780 : * Dramatic Act (France)

1786 : * Decree on Musical publications (France)

1790 :   Boufflers' report (France)

1790 : * Sieyès' report (France)

1791 :   Beaumarchais's petition (France)

1791 : * Le Chapelier's report (France)

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

1793 : * Literary and Artistic Property Act (France)

1810 :   Imperial decree on the book trade (France)

1814 : * Court of Cassation on compilations (France)

1814 : * Court of Cassation on sculptures (France)

1825 :   Merlin on counterfeiting (France)

1826 : * Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission (France)

1828 :   Court of Appeal on moral rights (France)

1834 : * Balzac's letter to authors (France)

1841 :   Court of Cassation on artistic property (France)

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

1842 : * Court of Cassation on artistic property (France)

1844 :   Act on the property right of playwrights' widows and children (France)

1845 :   Court of Appeal on moral rights (France)

1845 : * Court of Appeal on translations (France)

1851 : * SACEM's act of constitution (France)

1852 : * International Copyright Act (France)

1853 :   Court of Cassation on translations (France)

1854 :   Literary and Artistic Property Act (France)

1857 :   Court of cassation on originality (France)

1861 : * Court of Cassation on telegraphic news (France)

1862 : * Court of Cassation on photography (France)

1862 : * Proudhon: "Les Majorats littéraires" (France)

1866 :   Reports of Riché, Perras, Sainte-Beuve. (France)

1866 : * Literary and artistic property act (France)

1867 :   Cour de Cassation on moral rights (France)

1869 : * Court of Cassation on originality (France)

1872 :   Morillot on the personal right of publication (France)

1878 : * Morillot on the author's right (France)

1887 : Court of Cassation on international copyright (France)

1902 : * Court of Cassation on moral rights (France)

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