PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)

Crébillon case, Paris (1749)

Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France: Mss. Fr. 22072 n°112

Citation:
Crébillon case, Paris (1749), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Full title:
Decree of the King's Council of State, in favour of M. de Crébillon, author of the tragedy of Catilina, which rules that the products of the intellect are in no way on a par with seizable effects. 21 March 1749

Full title original language:
Arrest du Conseil d'Estat du Roy, en faveur du Sieur de Crébillon, Auteur de la tragédie de Catilina, Qui juge que les productions de l'Esprit ne sont point au rang des Effets Saisissables. Du 21 Mars 1749

Abstract:
In the Crébillon case the King's Council of State ruled on 27 March, 1749, that the fruits accruing from literary works are not seizable. This decision has been interpreted by some as the recognition of the specific nature of the bond tying an author to his work, and indeed it does represent an important stage in the legal protection of the author's interests, in particular, those that have to do with the remuneration of his work. Nevertheless, despite the fact that this latter point was accepted at the time, one can clearly also see that Crébillon had to concentrate a significant part of his plea on how it was in the public's interest for authors not to be subject to such acts of seizure. There is no doubt that because of this a somewhat subtler interpretation of the Council of State's judgement in this case is called for.

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Publisher: Prault

Year: 1749

Location: Paris

Language: French

Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France: Mss. Fr. 22072 n°112

Persons referred to:
de La Vrillière, Louis Phélypeaux, Duc
Codet, Sylvain
De Crébillon, Prosper Jolyot
Louis XV
Prault, Laurent-François
Prault, Pierre

Places referred to:
Paris
Versailles

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Institutions referred to:
Académie française
Comédie-Française
King's Council of State (France)

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Keywords:
authors' remuneration
creativity
dramatic works, protected subject matter
penalties, paid to author(s)
property theory
property theory, authors' property
public performance
utility

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