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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1501* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica Commentary: [1]
1518* The Articles of the Pope's Bulle Commentary: [1]
1531* Basel Printers' Statute Commentary: [1]
1538* Henrician Proclamation Commentary: [1]
1553* Totell's Printing Patent Commentary: [1]
1559* Elizabethan Injunctions Commentary: [1]
1618* Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade Commentary: [1]
1624* Statute of Monopolies Commentary: [1]
1637* Star Chamber Decree Commentary: [1]
1660* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Commentary: [1]
1686* Book trade regulations
1713* 'Books Constitution' of Emperor Rudolf II Commentary: [1]
1724* Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 Commentary: [1]
1725-1726* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum Commentary: [1]
1770* Luneau de Boisjermain's case
1777* Linguet's memorandum Commentary: [1]
1785* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing Commentary: [1]
1794* Contract between Schiller and Cotta
1799* Renewed Censorship Legislation, Denmark–Norway
1799* Renewed Censorship Legislation, Denmark–Norway
1812* Swedish Freedom of the Press Ordinance
1832* Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays Commentary: [1]