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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1546* Privilege Granted to Enea Vico (Parmigiano) (Italy)
1556 (1555 m.v.)* Privilege Granted to Antonio Floriano (Italy)
1785* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1798* Models and Busts Act (United Kingdom) Commentary: [1]
1861Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Bill (6 May) (United Kingdom)
1862* Court of Cassation on photography (France) Commentary: [1]
1862Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (20 March) (United Kingdom)
1862Parliamentary Debates on the Fine Art Copyright Act (22 May) (United Kingdom)
1876* Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs (Germany) Commentary: [1]
1878Royal Commission on Copyright: Minutes of Evidence (United Kingdom)
1882Oscar Wilde photograph (United States)
1883Burrow-Giles Lithographic Co. v. Sarony (United States)
1883Burrow-Giles' Brief (United States)