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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1786New York Copyright Statute (United States)
1788The Federalist No. 43 (United States)
1789Ramsay's Petiton House Record (United States)
1789House Joint copyright and patent bill decision (United States)
1789Joint Copyright Patent Bill [H.R. 10] (United States)
1790* Copyright Act (United States) Commentary: [1]
1828Letter from Donaldson to Peters (United States)
1828Letter from Donaldson to Wheaton (United States)
1834* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report (United States)
1843An Address to the People of the United States (United States)
1852Copyright and Natural Right (United States)
1853'Uncle Tom' at Law (United States)
1882Oscar Wilde photograph (United States)
1885Carte v. Duff (United States)
1888American Authors and British Pirates (United States)
1888The International Copyright Bill (United States)
1891Falk v. Brett Lithographing Co. (United States)
1893Falk v. Donaldson (United States)
1896The Question of Copyright (United States)