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 Commentary: [1]
1501* Imperial Senate privilege to the Sodalitas Celtica Commentary: [1]
1511* Imperial Privilege for Arnolt Schlick Commentary: [1]
1511* Imperial Privilege for Albrecht Dürer
1513* Imperial privilege for Eucharius Rösslin Commentary: [1]
1531* Basel Printers' Statute Commentary: [1]
1533* Schott v. Egenolph Commentary: [1]
1545* Luther's 'Warning to the Printers' Commentary: [1]
1658* Schupp: The Book Thief Commentary: [1]
1660* Frankfurt Printers' Ordinance Commentary: [1]
1675* Counterfeited Privilege in Grimmelshausen's 'The Magic Bird's Nest' Commentary: [1]
1713* 'Books Constitution' of Emperor Rudolf II Commentary: [1]
1724* Electoral Saxon Printing and Censorship Acts from 1549 to 1717 Commentary: [1]
1738* Thurneysen: On the Illicit Reprinting of Books Commentary: [1]
1740* Encyclopaedia Article on 'The Reprinting of Books' Commentary: [1]
1765* Philipp Erasmus Reich and the Leipzig publishers' cartel Commentary: [1]
1773* Saxonian Statute Commentary: [1]
1774* Pütter: The Reprinting of Books Commentary: [1]
1785* Austrian Statutes on Censorship and Printing Commentary: [1]
1785* Kant: On the Unlawfulness of Reprinting Commentary: [1]
1790* J.F.F. Ganz's draft for a general ban on reprinting within the whole Empire Commentary: [1]
1793* Fichte: Proof of the Unlawfulness of Reprinting Commentary: [1]
1794* Prussian Statute Book (ALR) Commentary: [1]
1794* Contract between Schiller and Cotta
1799* Kehr: Apology of the Reprinting of Books Commentary: [1]
1809* Baden Civil Code Commentary: [1]
1815* Annotated Publishers' Petition to the Congress of Vienna Commentary: [1]
1821* Hegel: Remarks on Intellectual Property Commentary: [1]
1824* Neustetel: The Reprinting of Books Commentary: [1]
1827* Treaties on reciprocal protection between Prussia and various German States Commentary: [1]
1827* Kramer: Rights of Writers and Publishers Commentary: [1]
1830* Amended music publishers' agreement against piracy Commentary: [1]
1832* Gans: On the right to perform published stage plays Commentary: [1]
1835* Copyright statement of Johann Strauss for Austria and Prussia Commentary: [1]
1837* Prussian Copyright Act Commentary: [1]
1837* Directive for reciprocal copyright protection within the German Confederation Commentary: [1]
1840* Bilateral Treaty between Austria and Sardinia Commentary: [1]
1844* Saxon Copyright Act Commentary: [1]
1846* Bilateral Treaty between Prussia and Britain Commentary: [1]
1846* Austrian Copyright Act Commentary: [1]
1853* Bluntschli: On Authors' Rights Commentary: [1]
1857* Wächter: 'Publishing Right' Commentary: [1]
1867* Schäffle: 'Authors' rights as an artificial means for safeguarding remuneration and annuities' Commentary: [1]
1867* Mandry: Commentary on the Bavarian Copyright Act of 1865 Commentary: [1]
1870* Copyright Act for the German Empire Commentary: [1]
1876* Copyright Acts for the German Empire regarding works of art, photography, and designs Commentary: [1]
1877* Gareis: Juridical Nature of Author's Rights Commentary: [1]
1880* Kohler: Author's Right Commentary: [1]
1884* Orelli: 'Swiss Copyright Act 1883 with comments and appendices' Commentary: [1]
1892* Bilateral treaty between the German Reich and the U.S.A. Commentary: [1]