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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1479* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1517* Venetian Decree on Press Affairs (Italy)
1650s* Vitré's memorandum on the prolongation of privileges (France)
1665* French book trade regulations (France)
1686* Book trade regulations (France)
1690s* Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1]
1778* Pluquet's letters (France) Commentary: [1]
1790* Copyright Act (United States) Commentary: [1]
1794* Contract between Schiller and Cotta (Germany)
1828H.R. 140 Consolidated Bill (United States)
1830Judiciary Committee Report (United States)
1831* Copyright Act (United States) Commentary: [1]
1861* Confederate States of America Copyright Act (United States)
1896Hearing on H.R. 5976 (United States)
1896Treloar Copyright Bill (H.R. 5976) (United States)