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)
1545* Antonio Catalano's Teaching Licence (Italy)
1547* French Censorship Act (France) Commentary: [1]
1552* General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard (France) Commentary: [1]
1618* Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade (France) Commentary: [1]
1643* The Humble Remonstrance of the Stationers' Company (United Kingdom) 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]
1725-1726* Pierre-Jacques Blondel's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1]
1725-1726* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1]
1740* Encyclopaedia Article on 'The Reprinting of Books' (Germany) 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]
1770* Luneau de Boisjermain's case (France)
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]
1780Venetian Reprint of the French Decree of 30 August 1777, on the duration of privileges (Italy)
1786* French Decree on Musical Publications (France)
1790* Petition by the printmakers and proprietors of copperplates to the National Assembly, May (France)
1791* Le Chapelier's report (France) Commentary: [1]
1791Beaumarchais's petition (France)
1793* French Literary and Artistic Property Act (France) Commentary: [1]
1814* Court of Cassation on sculptures (France) Commentary: [1]
1818Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence (United Kingdom)
1826* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission (France)
1832Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature (United Kingdom)
1832Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) (United Kingdom)
1833Parliamentary Debates on the Dramatic Literary Property Act (12 March) (United Kingdom)
1834* Balzac's letter to authors (France)
1838Parliamentary Debates on the International Copyright Act (20 March) (United Kingdom)
1838* Remarks on Literary Property (Spain)
1841* Report of Lamartine and parliamentary debates on literary property (France)
1842* Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1842* Court of Cassation on artistic property (France) Commentary: [1]
1847* A Treatise on the Law of Copyright (United States) Commentary: [1]
1851Anglo-French Copyright Treaty (United Kingdom)
1851* SACEM's act of constitution (France)
1853* Stowe v. Thomas (United States) Commentary: [1]
1853'Uncle Tom' at Law (United States)
1854* Jeffreys v. Boosey (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1854* Franco-Spanish Bilateral Copyright Treaty (Spain)
1861* Court of Cassation on telegraphic news (France) Commentary: [1]
1861* Supreme Court on Originality (Spain)
1862* Court of Cassation on photography (France) Commentary: [1]
1866* Literary and artistic property act (France)
1868* Proudhon: 'Les Majorats littéraires' (France)
1869* Court of Cassation on originality (France) Commentary: [1]
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)
1880Franco-Spanish Bilateral Copyright Treaty (Spain)
1884Bilateral treaty between Switzerland and France (Germany)
1886Correspondence respecting the Copyright Union (United Kingdom)
1886Berne Convention (United Kingdom)
1887* International Literary Congress in Madrid (Spain)
1896The Question of Copyright (United States)
1898* Treaty of Peace between the United States and Spain (Spain) Commentary: [1]
1902* Court of Cassation on moral rights (France) Commentary: [1]