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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1787Constitutional Convention Journal Entry
1787Madison's Journal Record
1787Madison's Edited Journal Record
1788The Federalist No. 43
1789* The Constitutional Copyright Clause Commentary: [1]
1789Ramsay's Petiton House Record
1789Ramsay's Petition
1834* Wheaton v. Peters
1834* Wheaton v. Peters Independent Report
1838Report, from the Committee on Patents
1873Committee on the Library Report
1879* Baker v. Selden Commentary: [1]
1883Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony
1883Sarony's Brief
1883Burrow-Giles' Brief
1886Committee on Patents Report
1890Report on H.R. 10881
1899Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co., District Court Decision
1902Bleistein: Donaldson Lithographing Co. Brief
1903* Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co. Commentary: [1]