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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1479* Privilege of the Prince-Bishop of Würzburg (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1486* Marco Antonio Sabellico's Printing Privilege (Italy) Commentary: [1]
1498* Ottaviano Petrucci's Music Patent (Italy) Commentary: [1]
1501* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1502Privilege of the Imperial Senate for Works of Conrad Celtis (Germany)
1506Nebrija's Printing Privilege (Spain) Commentary: [1]
1507* Eloy d'Amerval's privilege (France) Commentary: [1]
1511* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1511* Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer (Germany)
1513* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1515* Ariosto's Printing Privilege (Italy)
1515Imperial Privilege for Konrad Peutinger (Germany)
1515* Galliot Du Pré's Privilege (France) Commentary: [1]
1518* The Articles of the Pope's Bulle (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1534Privilege of the Elector of Saxony (Germany)
1546* Privilege Granted to Enea Vico (Parmigiano) (Italy)
1552* General privilege granted to Adrien Le Roy and Robert Ballard (France) Commentary: [1]
1553* Totell's Printing Patent (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1590* Giovanni Fratta's 'On the Dedication of Books' (Italy)
1605* Don Quixote’s Privilege (Spain)
1605* Don Quixote’s Privilege Extensions (Spain)
1618* Book trade regulations and incorporation of the Parisian book trade (France) Commentary: [1]
1624* Statute of Monopolies (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1660* Decree on Engravings (France)
1672* Usher's Printing Privilege (United States) Commentary: [1]
1690s* Memorandum on the dispute between the Parisian and the provincial booksellers (France) Commentary: [1]
1714Decree on Fine Arts (France)
1725-1726* Louis d'Héricourt's memorandum (France) Commentary: [1]
1762* Royal declaration on privileges granted to inventors (France) Commentary: [1]
1774Stella's Modest Exceptions (United Kingdom)
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)
1781* 'Pezzana e Consorti' case: counter-petition and rulings (Italy)
1826* Minutes of the 1825-1826 Commission (France)
1834* Balzac's letter to authors (France)
1842Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) (United Kingdom)