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Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's 'The Magic Bird's Nest', N.N. (1675)

Source: Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna 1447-A.Alt Mag

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Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's 'The Magic Bird's Nest', N.N. (1675), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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scruples whatsoever / to act against
the law of nature; / why, on the
contrary, he was endeavouring, by
means of reprints, / to take away in
a thievish manner the bread from
his fellow man's mouth, that is, /
above all, the bread from the
original publisher's mouth? However,
exempted from such an examination
are all those / who know / and strive
to do / what befits honest people - /
also exempted are those / who
translate this little treatise from the
High German into some other
language / and thus, for the benefit
of foreign nations, / seek to have
it printed in a non-German
language. / In any case, the
privileges bestowed on the original [publication]
must be respected, on pain of


    

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