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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1507* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege (France) Commentary: [1]
1515* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege (France) Commentary: [1]
1530* La Fleur de la science de pourtraicture (France)
1531Francis I's letter patent to Pierre Attaignant (France)
1547* French Censorship Act (France) Commentary: [1]
1551French Censorship Act (France)
1552* General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard (France) Commentary: [1]
1586* Simon Marion's plea on privileges (France) Commentary: [1]
1607General privilege granted to Pierre Ballard (France)
1618* Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade (France) Commentary: [1]
1649Book trade regulations (France)
1650s* Vitré's memorandum on the prolongation of privileges (France)
1656* Privilege du Roy [Charles Le Brun] (France)
1660* Decree on Engravings (France)
1665* French book trade regulations (France)
1676* Decree on Sculptures (France)
1686* Book trade regulations (France)
1690s* Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1]
1701* Royal letters patent (France) Commentary: [1]
1714Decree on Fine Arts (France)
1725French book trade regulations (France)
1725-1726* Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1]
1725-1726* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1]
1744* Code de la Librairie (France) Commentary: [1]
1749* Crébillon case (France) Commentary: [1]
1759* Sieur d'Anville's contract (France) Commentary: [1]
1761* La Fontaine case (France) Commentary: [1]
1762* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors (France) Commentary: [1]
1763* Diderot's Letter on the book trade (France) Commentary: [1]
1764Parisian Booksellers memorandum (France)
1770Avis aux gens de lettres (France)
1770* Luneau de Boisjermain's case (France)
1776* Gaultier's memorandum for the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1]
1776* Fragments on the Freedom of the Press (France) Commentary: [1]
1777* Royal declaration on sculpture and painting (France)
1777* French Decree of 30 August 1777, on the duration of privileges (France) Commentary: [1]
1777* Linguet's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1]
1778* Pluquet's letters (France) Commentary: [1]
1778Decree on counterfeitings (France)
1779Séguier's report (France)
1780Beaumarchais's report (France)
1780Decree on Dramatic Literary Property (France)
1780* Dramatic Act (France)
1786* French Decree on Musical Publications (France)
1790* Sieyès' report (France) Commentary: [1]
1790Boufflers' report (France)
1790* Petition by the printmakers and proprietors of copperplates to the National Assembly, May (France)
1791* Le Chapelier's report (France) Commentary: [1]
1791* Report of François Hell to the National Assembly (France) Commentary: [1]
1791Beaumarchais's petition (France)
1793* French Literary and Artistic Property Act (France) Commentary: [1]
1794* Petition by citizen makers of plaster casts to the National Convention, 3rd March (France)
1810Imperial decree on the book trade (France)
1814* Court of Cassation on sculptures (France) Commentary: [1]
1814* Court of Cassation on compilations (France) Commentary: [1]
1825Merlin on counterfeiting (France)
1826* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission (France)
1828Court of Appeal on moral rights (France)
1834* Balzac's letter to authors (France)
1841* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property (France)
1841Court of Cassation on artistic property (France)
1842* Court of Cassation on artistic property (France) Commentary: [1]
1844Act on the property right of playwrights' widows and children (France)
1845Court of Appeal on right of publication (France)
1845* Court of Appeal on translations (France) Commentary: [1]
1851* SACEM's act of constitution (France)
1852* French International Copyright Act (France)
1853Court of Cassation on translations (France)
1854Literary and Artistic Property Act (France)
1857* Court of cassation on originality (France)
1861* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news (France) Commentary: [1]
1862* Court of Cassation on photography (France) Commentary: [1]
1866Reports of Riché, Perras, Sainte-Beuve. (France)
1866* Literary and artistic property act (France)
1867* Cour de Cassation on moral rights (France)
1868* Proudhon: 'Les Majorats littéraires' (France)
1869* Court of Cassation on originality (France) Commentary: [1]
1872Morillot on the personal right of publication (France)
1878* Morillot on the author's right (France)
1887Court of Cassation on international copyright (France)
1902* Court of Cassation on moral rights (France) Commentary: [1]