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privileges 248 privileges, printing 75 privileges 66 privileges, French 24 privileges, German Imperial 24 privileges, Venetian 17 privileges, Papal 10 privileges, fictitious 10 privileges, Saxon 9 privileges, Bavarian 3 privileges, Prussian 2 privileges, counterfeit 1 privileges, for invention 1 privileges, Polish 1 privileges, printing 1 privileges, Spanish 1 privileges, Swedish 1 privileges, Swiss 1 privileges, Austrian 1
duration 238 duration 156 duration, post mortem term 56 duration, prolongation of privileges 25 duration 1
penalties 211 penalties 96 penalties, paid to author(s) 44 penalties, paid to fiscal authorities 44 penalties, paid to publisher(s) 25 penalties, paid to publishers' organisations 2
property theory 185 property theory, authors' property 89 property theory 58 property theory, publishers' property 36 property theory, authors’ property 2
authorship 135 authorship, legal concept of 49 authorship, theory of 43 authorship, romantic concept of 20 authorship, corporate 10 authorship, joint or collaborative 10 authorship, romantic theory of 3
books 111 books, protected subject matter 111
registration 109 registration 107 registration 2
authors' remuneration 95 authors' remuneration 95
book trade 95 book trade 93 book trade 2
deposit 94 deposit 94
transferability 89 transferability 88 transferability 1
music 82 music, protected subject matter 82
licensing 76 licensing 38 licensing, Approbation 22 licensing, Imprimatur 13 licensing 1 licensing, approbation 1 licensing, imprimatur 1
translations 75 translations, protection of 39 translations, of contemporary works 28 translations, of classic works 8
formalities 75 formalities 75
engravings 74 engravings, protected subject matter 69 engravings 5
reprints 74 reprints 74
lobbying 73 lobbying 73
learning 72 learning, the advancement of 72
dramatic works 70 dramatic works, protected subject matter 69 dramatic works 1
foreign reprints 69 foreign reprints 69
censorship 69 censorship 44 censorship, pre-publication 24 censorship, pre-publicatinon 1
piracy 64 piracy 63 piracy 1
international agreements 62 international agreements, bilateral 43 international agreements, multilateral 10 international agreements, Berne Convention 9
monopoly 62 monopoly 62
importation 62 importation 62
public performance 59 public performance 59
public good 58 public good 58
incentives 57 incentives 57
public domain 57 public domain 57
originality 56 originality 55 originality 1
newspapers 55 newspapers 47 newspapers, protected subject matter 8
book market 55 book market 55
inheritability 54 inheritability 54
reciprocity 54 reciprocity 53 reciprocity 1
scholarly writing 53 scholarly writing 53
moral rights 52 moral rights, integrity 18 moral rights, divulgation (first publication) 11 moral rights, theory 10 moral rights, attribution 7 moral rights 6
editions 50 editions, new 50
patents 50 patents, for invention 41 patents, printing 8 patents, for inventions 1
natural rights 49 natural rights 49
printing 48 printing, history of 48
utility 47 utility 47
maps 46 maps, protected subject matter 46
contract 46 contract 46
counterfeit 45 counterfeit 45
property analogies 42 property analogies 42
author/publisher relations 41 author/publisher relations 41
common law copyright 41 common law copyright 41
reputation 39 reputation 39
interest groups 39 interest groups 39
translation 39 translation, right of 38 translation, protection of 1
idea/expression 39 idea/expression 38 idea/expression 1
patronage 39 patronage 39
paintings 39 paintings, protected subject matter 39
Stationers' Company 38 Stationers' Company 38
societies 38 societies, copyright 15 societies, publishers' 14 societies, authors' 7 societies, authors’ 2
religious works 37 religious works 37
Anglo-American 36 Anglo-American 36
drawings 35 drawings, protected subject matter 34 drawings 1
guild regulation 35 guild regulation 35
imitation 35 imitation 27 imitation, learning by 7 imitation 1
inventions 34 inventions 34
price regulation 34 price regulation 34
fraud 34 fraud 34
royalty/royalties 34 royalty/royalties 34
labour theory 33 labour theory 33
sculpture 33 sculpture, protected subject matter 33
abridgements 32 abridgements 32
perpetual protection 32 perpetual protection 32
libraries 32 libraries 32
manuscript 31 manuscript 31
dramatico-musical works 31 dramatico-musical works, protected subject matter 31
photography 31 photography, protected subject matter 31
universities 31 universities 31
defamation 30 defamation 30
immoral works 29 immoral works 29
guilds 29 guilds 29
adaptation 29 adaptation 28 adaptation 1
oral works 29 oral works, protected subject matter 29
inventors 28 inventors 28
copy 27 copy 27
Bible 27 Bible, the 27
remedies 27 remedies 27
authenticity 26 authenticity 25 authenticity 1
Reformation 25 Reformation, the 25
copying 25 copying, concept of 25
unpublished works 24 unpublished works 24
anonymous works 24 anonymous works 24
personality theory 24 personality theory 24
classics 24 classics, Greek and Latin 24
compilation 24 compilation 24
law books 23 law books 23
commissions 23 commissions 23
customs 23 customs 23
authors 23 authors, self-publishing 23
creativity 22 creativity 22
free trade 22 free trade 22
fair use 22 fair use 22
applied art 21 applied art, protected subject matter 21
constitution 20 constitution, US 20
typography 20 typography 20
Enlightenment 19 Enlightenment, the 19
derivatives 18 derivatives 18
states 18 states, US 18
music publishing 18 music publishing 18
art market 18 art market 18
new editions 17 new editions 17
serialisation 16 serialisation 15 serialisation 1
book fairs 16 book fairs 16
plagiarism 16 plagiarism 16
novelty 16 novelty 16
employer/employee relations 16 employer/employee relations 16
forgery 15 forgery 15
renewal 15 renewal 15
subscription 15 subscription 15
import 14 import 14
French Revolution 14 French Revolution 14
almanacs 14 almanacs 14
barter trade 14 barter trade 14
excluded subject matter 13 excluded subject matter 13
Renaissance 13 Renaissance, the 13
replica 13 replica 13
attribute 13 attribute, obligation to 13
portrait 13 portrait 13
taxation 12 taxation 11 taxation 1
letters 12 letters 12
advertising 12 advertising 12
divine law 12 divine law 12
anthologies 11 anthologies 11
scribal publication 11 scribal publication 11
humanism 10 humanism 10
industrial revolution 10 industrial revolution 10
Napoleonic Wars 10 Napoleonic Wars 10
ingenuity 10 ingenuity 10
arrangement 10 arrangement 10
utilitarianism 10 utilitarianism 10
architecture 9 architecture, protected subject matter 9
technical manuals 9 technical manuals 9
grammars 9 grammars 9
catechisms 9 catechisms 9
privilege 8 privilege 8
private domain 7 private domain 7
moral obligations 7 moral obligations 7
Art 7 Art 7
Università di Stampatori e Librai (Venetian Guild of Printers and Booksellers) 7 Università di Stampatori e Librai (Venetian Guild of Printers and Booksellers) 7
divisibility 7 divisibility 7
signature 7 signature 7
Engraving 7 Engraving 7
exhibitions 7 exhibitions 7
posthumous works 6 posthumous works 6
Replicas 6 Replicas 6
Portraits 6 Portraits 6
Repetitions 6 Repetitions 6
Photographs 6 Photographs 6
confederacy 5 confederacy 5
contracts 5 contracts, regulation of 4 contracts 1
Publication 5 Publication 5
Copying 5 Copying 5
ownership 5 ownership, corporate 5
Privileges 4 Privileges 4
Vienna Congress 4 Vienna Congress 4
Early Modern 4 Early Modern 4
Print 4 Print 4
excommunication 4 excommunication 4
Venice 4 Venice 4
Artistic works 4 Artistic works 4
Collectors 4 Collectors 4
fixation 4 fixation 4
medical tracts 4 medical tracts 4
public utility 4 public utility 4
Painting 4 Painting 4
compulsory licensing 4 compulsory licensing 4
Riformatori dello Studio di Padova 3 Riformatori dello Studio di Padova 3
expurgation 3 expurgation 3
colonies 3 colonies 3
Consiglio dei Pregadi 3 Consiglio dei Pregadi 3
academic freedom 3 academic freedom 3
defences and exemptions 3 defences and exemptions 3
Senate of Venice 3 Senate of Venice 3
secrecy 3 secrecy 3
Sculpture 3 Sculpture 3
woodcuts 2 woodcuts, protected subject matter 2
woodcutter 2 woodcutter 2
Counter-Reformation 2 Counter-Reformation, the 2
Woodcut 2 Woodcut 2
Society of Arts 2 Society of Arts 1 Society of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce 1
Sitters 2 Sitters 2
bilateral agreements 2 bilateral agreements, between German lands 2
Collegio of Venice 2 Collegio of Venice 2
artist 2 artist 2
Royal Academy of Arts 2 Royal Academy of Arts 2
author's remuneration 2 author's remuneration 2
Börsenverein (German Publishers' and Booksellers' organisation) 2 Börsenverein (German Publishers' and Booksellers' organisation) 2
Registration 2 Registration 2
codification 2 codification 1 codification 1
Inquisition 2 Inquisition 2
Authorship 2 Authorship 2
Lord Thring 2 Lord Thring 2
Lord Monkswell 2 Lord Monkswell 2
invention 2 invention 2
US 1 US 1
retail price 1 retail price 1
The Death of Chatterton 1 The Death of Chatterton 1
Titus Livius 1 Titus Livius 1
Religious works 1 Religious works 1
Triumph of Caesar 1 Triumph of Caesar 1
religion 1 religion 1
Richard Bethell 1 Richard Bethell 1
Royal Commission on Copyright 1 Royal Commission on Copyright 1
Public Library of Melbourne 1 Public Library of Melbourne 1
Sigmund Feierbend 1 Sigmund Feierbend 1
prescription 1 prescription 1
property analogues 1 property analogues 1
Sigmund Feyerabend 1 Sigmund Feyerabend 1
Sigismund Feierabend 1 Sigismund Feierabend 1
priviliges 1 priviliges 1
printing press 1 printing press 1
Summary Proceedings 1 Summary Proceedings 1
Unpublished works 1 Unpublished works 1
Stereoscopic pictures 1 Stereoscopic pictures 1
printing 1 printing, history of 1
Pietro Valgrisi 1 Pietro Valgrisi 1
Enea Vico 1 Enea Vico 1
Common law copyright 1 Common law copyright 1
Council of Trent 1 Council of Trent 1
Delabere Roberton Blaine 1 Delabere Roberton Blaine 1
distributive justice 1 distributive justice 1
Dramatic Works 1 Dramatic Works 1
embroidery 1 embroidery 1
Enea Parmigiano 1 Enea Parmigiano 1
Exhibition 1 Exhibition 1
Cipriana Michiel 1 Cipriana Michiel 1
Fine Arts Copyright Act 1 Fine Arts Copyright Act 1
Formalities 1 Formalities 1
Francesco Marcolini 1 Francesco Marcolini 1
Francesco Marcolini da Forli 1 Francesco Marcolini da Forli 1
François Clouet 1 François Clouet 1
Gaius Julius Caesar 1 Gaius Julius Caesar 1
Geert de Cremer 1 Geert de Cremer 1
Geert de Kremer 1 Geert de Kremer 1
Colonial copyright 1 Colonial copyright 1
Christ 1 Christ 1
Gerard de Cremer 1 Gerard de Cremer 1
Antonio Salamanca 1 Antonio Salamanca 1
Aggrieved person 1 Aggrieved person 1
Albrecht Dürer 1 Albrecht Dürer 1
Ancient Rome 1 Ancient Rome 1
Antoine du Pérac Lafréry 1 Antoine du Pérac Lafréry 1
Antonio Floriano 1 Antonio Floriano 1
Antonio Floriano da Udene 1 Antonio Floriano da Udene 1
Antonio Lafreri 1 Antonio Lafreri 1
Antonio Lafréry 1 Antonio Lafréry 1
author/self-publishing 1 author/self-publishing 1
choreographic works 1 choreographic works, protected subject matter 1
Benedetto Bordon 1 Benedetto Bordon 1
Benedetto Bordone 1 Benedetto Bordone 1
Blackburn J. 1 Blackburn J. 1
Bulls 1 Bulls 1
cartography 1 cartography 1
Casts from Nature 1 Casts from Nature 1
Catherino Zeno 1 Catherino Zeno 1
Catherinus Geno 1 Catherinus Geno 1
Geography 1 Geography 1
Gerard de Kremer 1 Gerard de Kremer 1
Petrus Valgrisius 1 Petrus Valgrisius 1
mappamondo 1 mappamondo 1
Justices of the Peace 1 Justices of the Peace 1
Literary works 1 Literary works 1
Livy 1 Livy 1
Lord Westbury 1 Lord Westbury 1
Lucrece 1 Lucrece 1
Lucretia 1 Lucretia 1
Lucretia Contarini 1 Lucretia Contarini 1
Manchester Art Treasures 1 Manchester Art Treasures 1
Martinez de Salamanca 1 Martinez de Salamanca 1
Joseph Salviati 1 Joseph Salviati 1
morality 1 morality 1
Museum of Industry and Art 1 Museum of Industry and Art, Victoria 1
Musical Works 1 Musical Works 1
National Gallery 1 National Gallery, Victoria 1
New Zealand 1 New Zealand 1
Originality 1 Originality 1
pattern book 1 pattern book 1
penalties; author/publisher relations; foreign reprints; books 1 penalties; author/publisher relations; foreign reprints; books, protected subject matter; privileges; duration 1
Julius Caesar 1 Julius Caesar 1
Jakob von Strassburg 1 Jakob von Strassburg 1
Gerard Mercator 1 Gerard Mercator 1
Henry Graves 1 Henry Graves 1
Gerardus Mercator 1 Gerardus Mercator 1
Giacomo di Argentina 1 Giacomo di Argentina 1
Giovanni Ostaus 1 Giovanni Ostaus 1
Giuseppe Porta 1 Giuseppe Porta 1
Giuseppe Salviati 1 Giuseppe Salviati 1
gores 1 gores 1
guild 1 guild 1
Henri II 1 Henri II 1
Henry II 1 Henry II 1
Jacobus of Strassburg 1 Jacobus of Strassburg 1
Henry Wallis 1 Henry Wallis 1
Hieronimo Zane 1 Hieronimo Zane 1
Hieronimus Zane 1 Hieronimus Zane 1
Il Salviati 1 Il Salviati 1
inherability 1 inherability 1
intellectual property 1 intellectual property 1
Jacob of Strasburg 1 Jacob of Strasburg 1
Jacobus Argentoratensis 1 Jacobus Argentoratensis 1
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