1474* | Venetian Statute on Industrial Brevets (Italy) Commentary: [1] |
1502 | Aldus Manutius's Petition against Counterfeiters (Italy) |
1511* | Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick (Germany) Commentary: [1] |
1517* | Venetian Decree on Press Affairs (Italy) Commentary: [1] |
1525 | Luther's 'Admonition to the Printers' (Germany) |
1545* | Luther's 'Warning to the Printers' (Germany) Commentary: [1] |
1549* | Decree Establishing the Venetian Guild of Printers and Booksellers (Italy) Commentary: [1] |
1556* | Privilege Granted to Giovanni Ostaus (Italy) Commentary: [1] |
1618* | Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade (France) Commentary: [1] |
1643* | The Humble Remonstrance of the Stationers' Company (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1] |
1690s* | Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1] |
1700 | Bladen's Privilege (United States) |
1724* | Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 (Germany) Commentary: [1] |
1725-1726* | Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1] |
1737 | An Act for the Encouragement of Learning (Draft) (United Kingdom) |
1738* | Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books (Germany) Commentary: [1] |
1749* | Crébillon case (France) Commentary: [1] |
1762* | Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors (France) Commentary: [1] |
1762* | Tonson v. Collins (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1] |
1772 | Second New York Law Printing Privilege (United States) |
1776* | Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1] |
1777* | Royal declaration on sculpture and painting (France) |
1777* | Linguet's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1] |
1780* | 'Pezzana e Consorti' case: supporting documents (Italy) |
1781* | 'Pezzana e Consorti' case: counter-petition and rulings (Italy) |
1781* | Andrew Law's Petition (United States) Commentary: [1] |
1783 | Petition of John Ledyard (United States) |
1783* | Connecticut Copyright Statute (United States) Commentary: [1] |
1785 | North Carolina Copyright Statute (United States) |
1788 | The Federalist No. 43 (United States) |
1789* | The Constitutional Copyright Clause (United States) Commentary: [1] |
1793* | Fichte: Proof of the Unlawfulness of Reprinting (Germany) Commentary: [1] |
1799* | Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books (Germany) Commentary: [1] |
1813 | Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright (United Kingdom) |
1813 | Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (United Kingdom) |
1826* | Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission (France) |
1828 | Letter from Peters to Donaldson (United States) |
1835* | Sofer Responsum on Vilna-Slavuta Talmud Dispute (Jewish Law) |
1841* | Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property (France) |
1862 | Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May) (United Kingdom) |
1868* | Proudhon: 'Les Majorats littéraires' (France) |
1878* | Morillot on the author's right (France) |
1879 | Baker's Argument (United States) |
1900 | Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., Circuit Court Decision (United States) |
1902 | Bleistein's Brief (United States) |
1902 | Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief (United States) |
1903* | Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. (United States) Commentary: [1] |