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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1747* Warburton's Letter from an Author (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1774* Donaldson v. Becket (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1774The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House (United Kingdom)
1776* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1]
1788The Federalist No. 43 (United States)
1798* Beckford v. Hood (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1818Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts (United Kingdom)
1826Letter from Noah Webster to Daniel Webster (United States)
1828* Maugham's Treatise (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1834* Wheaton v. Peters (United States)
1834* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report (United States)
1840Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (4 Feb.) (United Kingdom)
1840Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.) (United Kingdom)
1841Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (29 Jan.) (United Kingdom)
1842* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1842Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) (United Kingdom)
1842Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) (United Kingdom)
1842Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) (United Kingdom)
1847* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright (United States) Commentary: [1]
1853Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright (United Kingdom)
1854* Jeffreys v. Boosey (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1858Report of the Artistic Copyright Committee (United Kingdom)
1870* Copinger's Law of Copyright (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1878* Royal Commissioners' Report (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1878Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence (United Kingdom)
1890Report on H.R. 10881 (United States)