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(1450-1900)

Order on the Petitioning and Obtaining of Book Privileges, The Hague (1715)

Source: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 402 A 102

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Order on the Petitioning and Obtaining of Book Privileges, The Hague (1715), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Full title:
Resolution of the Lords States of Holland and West-Frisia, 1715

Full title original language:
Resolutien van de Heeren Staten van Hollandt ende Westvrieslandt, 1715

Abstract:
This source is the 1715 resolution of the States of Holland and West Friesland, which introduced stricter rules for granting printing privileges to protect local booksellers from unauthorised copying. It required that privileges specify the true titles of books and limited them to works primarily owned and printed in the country. Privileges for collected works could not include books previously printed without the consent of the original printer. Schoolbooks, church books and classical texts were excluded from privilege protection unless they were published with new annotations or indexes. To ensure compliance, a copy of the 1715 resolution had to accompany all granted privileges, and violations would result in their invalidation. In addition, the penalties for book piracy were significantly increased from 300 to 3,000 guilders per offence. As the commentary explores, this resolution was part of a broader effort to stabilise the Dutch book trade by formalising privilege regulations and increasing control over reprints and imports.

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Year: 1715

Location: The Hague

Language: Dutch

Source: Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KW 402 A 102

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