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Pütter: The Reprinting of Books, Göttingen (1774)
Source: Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt Dt 15 Li 1
Citation:
Pütter: The Reprinting of Books, Göttingen (1774), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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It is only the universal freedom to reprint books, which for some time
has not only found proponents now and then but is also beginning to be
put into practice quite a lot, that to me seems worth the effort of
examining it in the light of true principles of law and in more detail
than has been the case so far. I would by no means consider the time and
effort spent on this to have been in vain, if those who until now may
perhaps not have looked into this matter in all its circumstances were
moved to do so by the present book.
At the time that I took up my pen and when printing of this
book had already begun, I could not foresee then that this very question
would acquire such importance in England. Perhaps the presentation of my
arguments would have benefited if I had been able to wait and see what
the British Parliament will decide upon regarding the booksellers’
petition that was recently put forward to it.
If the German Imperial constitution presented less difficulties
in the way of establishing a settlement that would hold throughout the
whole Empire, and, similarly, allowing full execution of an Imperial
settlement once it had been reached, the issue at stake would unquestionably
be as worthy of the attention of a general Imperial Diet as it is of
the British Parliament.
As it is, it would be sufficient if only more of the various
Imperial Estates were to issue decrees like those of the Electorate of
Saxony and the Imperial City of Nuremberg, cited as examples in this
book (§.178 and §.154 a, respectively), or even if they were just to
let themselves be guided by
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Source: Max-Planck-Institut für Europäische Rechtsgeschichte, Frankfurt Dt 15 Li 1
Citation:
Pütter: The Reprinting of Books, Göttingen (1774), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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It is only the universal freedom to reprint books, which for some time
has not only found proponents now and then but is also beginning to be
put into practice quite a lot, that to me seems worth the effort of
examining it in the light of true principles of law and in more detail
than has been the case so far. I would by no means consider the time and
effort spent on this to have been in vain, if those who until now may
perhaps not have looked into this matter in all its circumstances were
moved to do so by the present book.
At the time that I took up my pen and when printing of this
book had already begun, I could not foresee then that this very question
would acquire such importance in England. Perhaps the presentation of my
arguments would have benefited if I had been able to wait and see what
the British Parliament will decide upon regarding the booksellers’
petition that was recently put forward to it.
If the German Imperial constitution presented less difficulties
in the way of establishing a settlement that would hold throughout the
whole Empire, and, similarly, allowing full execution of an Imperial
settlement once it had been reached, the issue at stake would unquestionably
be as worthy of the attention of a general Imperial Diet as it is of
the British Parliament.
As it is, it would be sufficient if only more of the various
Imperial Estates were to issue decrees like those of the Electorate of
Saxony and the Imperial City of Nuremberg, cited as examples in this
book (§.178 and §.154 a, respectively), or even if they were just to
let themselves be guided by
No Transcription available.