PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)

George III (1738 - 1820)

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Referred to in records:
1766: Engravers' Copyright Act (English)
1769 * : Millar v. Taylor (English)
1772: William Billings' Printing Privilege (English)
1772: William Billings' Second Petition (English)
1773: Information for Messrs John Hinton et al (English)
1774: Booksellers' Bill (English)
1774 * : Donaldson v. Becket (English)
1774 * : Pütter: The Reprinting of Books (German)
1774: The Cases of the Appellants and Respondents (English)
1774: The Pleadings of the Counsel before the House (English)
1777 * : Bach v. Longman (English)
1777: Engravers' Copyright Act (English)
1787 * : Calico Printers' Act (English)
1787: Calico Printers' Act (parchment copy) (English)
1798 * : Models and Busts Act (English)
1799: Documents concerning the Models and Busts Act (English)
1801: A Bill for the Further Encouragement of Learning (English)
1801 * : Copyright Act (English)
1801: Copyright Act (parchment copy) (English)
1813: Petition of the Printers of London and Westminster (English)
1813: Report of the Acts Respecting Copyright (English)
1813: Select Committee Report on Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (English)
1814: Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (12 July) (English)
1814: Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (15 July) (English)
1814: Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (18 May) (English)
1814: Bill to amend Acts for the Encouragement of Learning (7 June) (English)
1814 * : Copyright Act (English)
1814: Sculpture Copyright Act (English)
1818: Select Committee Report on the Copyright Acts (English)
1818: Select Committee Report: Minutes of Evidence (English)
1828 * : Maugham's Treatise (English)
1830: Dramatic Writings Bill (English)
1832: Parliamentary Debates on Drama and Dramatic Literature (31 May) (English)
1832: Select Committee Report: Dramatic Literature (English)
1833: Bill to amend the Laws relating to Dramatic Literary Property (English)
1833 * : Dramatic Literary Property Act (English)
1835 * : Publication of Lectures Act (English)
1836: Copyright in Prints and Engravings (Ireland) Act (English)
1838: Copyright Bill (27 Feb.) (English)
1838: Copyright Bill (6 June) (English)
1839: Copyright Bill (English)
1840: Copyright Bill (English)
1841: Copyright Bill (English)
1842: Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (21 April) (English)
1842: Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (23 March) (English)
1842: Bill to Amend the Law of Copyright (4 March) (English)
1842 * : Copyright Act (English)
1842: Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (6 April) (English)
1842: Parliamentary Debates on the Copyright Act (9 May) (English)
1844 * : International Copyright Act (English)
1844: International Copyright Bill (English)
1852 * : International Copyright Act (English)
1853: Blaine's Laws of Artistic Copyright (English)

Referred to in commentaries about:
1798: Models and Busts Act
1862: Fine Art Copyright Act

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