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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1474* Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets (Italy) Commentary: [1]
1546* Privilege Granted to Enea Vico (Parmigiano) (Italy)
1556* Privilege Granted to Giovanni Ostaus (Italy)
1749* Crébillon case (France) Commentary: [1]
1783Letter from Joel Barlow to the Continental Congress (United States)
1814* Court of Cassation on sculptures (France) Commentary: [1]
1821* Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1834* Balzac's letter to authors (France)
1841* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property (France)
1853* Stowe v. Thomas (United States) Commentary: [1]
1861* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news (France) Commentary: [1]
1862* Court of Cassation on photography (France) Commentary: [1]
1862Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May) (United Kingdom)
1878* Morillot on the author's right (France)
1880* Kohler: Author's Right (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1883Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony (United States)
1883Burrow-Giles' Brief (United States)
1893Falk v. Donaldson (United States)
1899Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., District Court Decision (United States)
1900Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision (United States)
1902Bleistein's Brief (United States)
1903* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. (United States) Commentary: [1]