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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1830* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1833* Dramatic Literary Property Act (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1835* Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1837* Prussian Copyright Act (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1838Ordinance on the Establishment of Societies of Copyright Experts (Germany)
1843An Address to the People of the United States (United States)
1844* Saxon Copyright Act (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1851* SACEM's act of constitution (France)
1870* Copyright Act for the German Empire (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1872Correspondence and Papers on Colonial Copyright (United Kingdom)
1876* Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1886Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union (United Kingdom)
1887* International Literary Congress in Madrid (Spain)
1890Report on H.R. 10881 (United States)
189150 Prussian Expert Opinions from 1870-1876 (Germany)