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Remarks on Literary Property (1838)
Source: Biblioteca de Catalunya, DR Hospitalet, C-92
Citation:
Remarks on Literary Property (1838), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
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his edition was concluded when the others had not started theirs yet.
11. It is untrue that it is currently projected, among several
European powers, and even American ones, to reach
diplomatic agreements for adopting an international law
that guarantees property for all authors, or at least temporary
protection of their works, whatever the nation in which they
were printed.European and American nations have too many real
and serious things to think about, before dreaming about those issues that are
unrealistic, according to what has been demonstrated. In Paris approximately
three years ago, several writers made a passionate call because the
Belgians were re-printing all their works easily. The Tuileries
office took the issue very seriously and appointed a commission
that consisted of authors and editors. As a result of their work, they
proposed an agreement between every nation be reached to reciprocally
protect the literary property rights of their authors. This absurd
idea was immediately rejected in various documents and the commission
was dissolved without having insisted that at least an agreement
with Belgium be reached. This country had motivated the claim
and it is a country that, due to its geographical situation, and since
the language and French money are the usual currency (identical in
value to the Belgian one), and taking into account the close links of
their kings with those of the house of France, for the aid they
gave to build an independent state, and for the protection
they continue to provide, it could almost be considered as
an integral part of the French territory.
12. Booksellers ought not to be very grateful to Mr. Escriche
for the favour he gives them by saying that today introducing
Spanish books printed abroad is punished by four-year prison sentences
and forfeiting their belongings;and even less for
his effort to resurrect laws 3 and 22 of tit. 16 of book VIII of the
Novísima, laws that are so unjust that, neither when they
were passed, have they been applied. Let's look back at the history
26
tiene concluida la edicion, cuando los demas todavia no ha prin-
cipiado las suyas.
11. Es una patraña lo que se trata en el dia entre algunas
potencias europeas, y aun americanas, de promover por medio de con-
venios diplomáticos la adopcion de una lei internacional que asegure
á todos los autores la propiedad, ó á lo ménos el goze temporal de
sus obras, cualquiera que sea la nación en que las dieren á la prensa.
Las naciones europeas y las americanas tienen sobrados negocios
reales en que pensar, para ocuparse en sueños que son irrealiza
bles, según al principio queda demostrado. Habrá como unos tres
años que varios literatos hicieron en Paris una enérgican esposicion,
porque los belgas reimprimían todas las obras suyas de fácil des-]
pacho. El gabinete de Tullerías tomó mui á pechos el negocio, y
nombró una comision compuesta de autores y editores, la cual
propuso como resultado de sus trabajos que se hiciera un pacto en-
tre todas las naciones para proteger recíprocamente la propiedad
literaria de sus autores. Esta absurda idea fué refutada al instante
en varias escritos, y la comision se disolvió sin haber insistido si-
quiera en que se celebrara el convenio con la Bélgica, país que
habia motivado la reclamacion, y país que por su situacion geo-
gráfica, por lo corrientes que en él son la lengua y monedas fran-
cesas (idénticas en valor con las belgas), por los estrechos vínculos
de sus reyes con los de la casa de Francia, por los ausilios que esta
le prestó para hacerse estado independiente, y por la proteccion
que le sigue dispensando, puede casi mirarse como una parte in-
tegrante del territorio frances.
12. No deben estar mui agradecidos los libreros al Sr. Escri-
che por el favor que les dispensa diciendo, que en la actualidad se
castiga la introduccion de libros españoles impresos en el extranjero
con las penas de cuatro años de presidio y de perdimiento de bienes; y
menos por el empeno que pone en resucitar las leyes 3 y 22 del
tít. 16 del lib. VIII de la Novísima, leyes tan fuera de toda justi-
cia que ni cuando se dieron, hallaron ejecutores. Abrase la historia
Source: Biblioteca de Catalunya, DR Hospitalet, C-92
Citation:
Remarks on Literary Property (1838), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org
Back | Record | Images | No Commentaries
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26
his edition was concluded when the others had not started theirs yet.
11. It is untrue that it is currently projected, among several
European powers, and even American ones, to reach
diplomatic agreements for adopting an international law
that guarantees property for all authors, or at least temporary
protection of their works, whatever the nation in which they
were printed.European and American nations have too many real
and serious things to think about, before dreaming about those issues that are
unrealistic, according to what has been demonstrated. In Paris approximately
three years ago, several writers made a passionate call because the
Belgians were re-printing all their works easily. The Tuileries
office took the issue very seriously and appointed a commission
that consisted of authors and editors. As a result of their work, they
proposed an agreement between every nation be reached to reciprocally
protect the literary property rights of their authors. This absurd
idea was immediately rejected in various documents and the commission
was dissolved without having insisted that at least an agreement
with Belgium be reached. This country had motivated the claim
and it is a country that, due to its geographical situation, and since
the language and French money are the usual currency (identical in
value to the Belgian one), and taking into account the close links of
their kings with those of the house of France, for the aid they
gave to build an independent state, and for the protection
they continue to provide, it could almost be considered as
an integral part of the French territory.
12. Booksellers ought not to be very grateful to Mr. Escriche
for the favour he gives them by saying that today introducing
Spanish books printed abroad is punished by four-year prison sentences
and forfeiting their belongings;and even less for
his effort to resurrect laws 3 and 22 of tit. 16 of book VIII of the
Novísima, laws that are so unjust that, neither when they
were passed, have they been applied. Let's look back at the history
26
tiene concluida la edicion, cuando los demas todavia no ha prin-
cipiado las suyas.
11. Es una patraña lo que se trata en el dia entre algunas
potencias europeas, y aun americanas, de promover por medio de con-
venios diplomáticos la adopcion de una lei internacional que asegure
á todos los autores la propiedad, ó á lo ménos el goze temporal de
sus obras, cualquiera que sea la nación en que las dieren á la prensa.
Las naciones europeas y las americanas tienen sobrados negocios
reales en que pensar, para ocuparse en sueños que son irrealiza
bles, según al principio queda demostrado. Habrá como unos tres
años que varios literatos hicieron en Paris una enérgican esposicion,
porque los belgas reimprimían todas las obras suyas de fácil des-]
pacho. El gabinete de Tullerías tomó mui á pechos el negocio, y
nombró una comision compuesta de autores y editores, la cual
propuso como resultado de sus trabajos que se hiciera un pacto en-
tre todas las naciones para proteger recíprocamente la propiedad
literaria de sus autores. Esta absurda idea fué refutada al instante
en varias escritos, y la comision se disolvió sin haber insistido si-
quiera en que se celebrara el convenio con la Bélgica, país que
habia motivado la reclamacion, y país que por su situacion geo-
gráfica, por lo corrientes que en él son la lengua y monedas fran-
cesas (idénticas en valor con las belgas), por los estrechos vínculos
de sus reyes con los de la casa de Francia, por los ausilios que esta
le prestó para hacerse estado independiente, y por la proteccion
que le sigue dispensando, puede casi mirarse como una parte in-
tegrante del territorio frances.
12. No deben estar mui agradecidos los libreros al Sr. Escri-
che por el favor que les dispensa diciendo, que en la actualidad se
castiga la introduccion de libros españoles impresos en el extranjero
con las penas de cuatro años de presidio y de perdimiento de bienes; y
menos por el empeno que pone en resucitar las leyes 3 y 22 del
tít. 16 del lib. VIII de la Novísima, leyes tan fuera de toda justi-
cia que ni cuando se dieron, hallaron ejecutores. Abrase la historia