1498* | Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent (Italy) Commentary: [1] |
1568* | Giorgio Vasari, Life of Marcantonio of Bologna and Other Engravers of Prints (Italy) |
1579* | Notice of Rabbinic Reprinting Ban (Jewish Law) |
1587* | Privilege to Giovanni Giolito di Ferrari for publication of Paolo Comitolo's "Catena in Beatissimum Job," and revocation of Jean Stratius' privilege in the same work (Vatican) Commentary: [1] |
1589* | Petitions from and Privilege granted to Gerard Voss for his Latin translation of the works of St. Ephrem of Syria (Vatican) Commentary: [1] |
1594* | Council of Four Lands Printing and Book Trade Regulation (Jewish Law) Commentary: [1] |
1769* | Millar v. Taylor (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1] |
1774 | The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents (United Kingdom) |
1774 | The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House (United Kingdom) |
1774 | Macauley's A Modest Plea (United Kingdom) |
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) |
1778* | Pluquet's letters (France) Commentary: [1] |
1818 | Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence (United Kingdom) |
1834* | Balzac's letter to authors (France) |
1842* | Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1] |
1862* | Court of Cassation on photography (France) Commentary: [1] |
1870* | Copinger's Law of Copyright (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1] |
1878* | Royal Commissioners' Report (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1] |
1878 | Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence (United Kingdom) |
1878* | Morillot on the author's right (France) |
1880 | Anglo-Spanish Bilateral Copyright Treaty (Spain) |
1886 | Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union (United Kingdom) |
1886 | Berne Convention (United Kingdom) |
1890 | Report on H.R. 10881 (United States) |
1896 | The Question of Copyright (United States) |