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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All documents for United Kingdom: Legislation Statute of Anne, 1710, 8 Anne, c.19

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1710* Statute of Anne Commentary: [1]
1721* Burnet v. Chetwood Commentary: [1]
1721Burnet's Bill of Complaint and Chetwood's Answer
1729Gay v. Read
1737* Booksellers' Bill Commentary: [1]
1737* Baller v. Watson: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders Commentary: [1]
1737An Act for the Encouragement of Learning (Draft)
1741* Gyles v. Wilcox (Atkyn's Reports) Commentary: [1]
1741Gyles v. Wilcox (Barnardiston's Report)
1741Pope's Bill of Complaint, and Curl's Answer
1741Pope v Curl: Entry from the Court's Book of Orders
1747* Warburton's Letter from an Author Commentary: [1]
1761Tonson v. Collins
1762* Tonson v. Collins Commentary: [1]
1762A Vindication of the Rights of Authors
1766Blackstone's Commentaries, Vol.II (selected extracts)
1769* Millar v. Taylor Commentary: [1]
1773* Hinton v. Donaldson Commentary: [1]
1773Information for Messrs John Hinton et al
1773Information for Alexander Donaldson
1774* Donaldson v. Becket Commentary: [1]
1774Hargrave's Argument in Defence of Literary Property
1774The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents
1774The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House
1774Booksellers' Bill
1774Enfield's Observations
1774Macauley's A Modest Plea
1777* Bach v. Longman Commentary: [1]
1798* Beckford v. Hood Commentary: [1]
1812Petition of the London Booksellers
1813Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster
1813Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright
1813Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning
1813Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence
1814* Copyright Act Commentary: [1]
1814Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (18 May)
1814Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (7 June)
1814Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (12 July)
1814Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (15 July)
1818Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts
1818Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence
1828* Maugham's Treatise Commentary: [1]
1835* Publication of Lectures Act Commentary: [1]
1835Publication of Lectures Bill
1837Copyright Bill (6 June)
1838Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (25 April)
1838Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (9 May)
1838Copyright Bill (27 Feb.)
1838Copyright Bill (6 June)
1839Copyright Bill
1840Copyright Bill
1840Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (4 Feb.)
1840Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (14 Feb.)
1841Copyright Bill
1841Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Bill (29 Jan.)
1842* Copyright Act Commentary: [1]
1842* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright Commentary: [1]
1842Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April)
1842Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May)
1842Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March)
1842Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March)
1842Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (21 April)
1853Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright
1854* Jeffreys v. Boosey Commentary: [1]
1862Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May)
1870* Copinger's Law of Copyright Commentary: [1]
1878Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence