PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)


This is a freely-accessible, publicly-funded digital archive that collects together significant documents relating to the history of copyright law and practice. The documents have been selected by national editors, with the input of an editorial advisory board. Key documents are, where appropriate, transcribed and translated. The editors have written commentaries, explaining the reasons for selecting documents and their significance. The project was launched in 2008, initially funded by the AHRC in relation to 5 countries. Since 2024 it is supported by the AHRC as UK research infrastructure. The archive now extends to more than 20 (including historical and religious) jurisdictions and over 700 primary source documents. They can be browsed by date/language/jurisdiction, or searched.


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1832Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May)
1838Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March)
1842* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Commentary: [1]
1852Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (13 Feb.)
1858Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee
1870* Copinger's Law of Copyright Commentary: [1]
1872Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright
1878* Royal Commissioners' Report Commentary: [1]
1878Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence
1886Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union
1886Berne Convention