PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)

Debates in Congress, Washington D.C. (1837)

Source: Library of Congress: Register of Debates, 24th Cong., 2nd Sess., 1837, 670-671.

Citation:
Debates in Congress, Washington D.C. (1837), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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Full title:
Debates in Congress: 'Copy-Rights to Foreigners'

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Abstract:
The record of debate in Senate on the subject of copyright protection to British authors. The debate was triggered by a petition of British authors submitted to the Senate by Henry Clay.

Commentary: No commentaries for this record.

Bibliography:
  • Khan, B. Zorina. The Democratization of Invention: Patents and Copyrights in American Economic Development, 1790-1920. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2005.

  • Clark, Aubert J. The Movement for International Copyright in Nineteenth Century America. Washington: Catholic University of America Press, 1960.

  • Barnes, James J. Authors, Publishers, and Politicians: The Quest for an Anglo-American Copyright Agreement, 1815-1854. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, 1974.


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1842: Memorial of a Number of Persons Concerned in Printing and Publishing
1843: An Address to the People of the United States
1853: Letters on International copyright
1888: American Authors and British Pirates
1888: The International Copyright Bill
1890: Report on H.R. 10881
1891: International Copyright Act (The Chace Act)

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Publisher: N/A

Year: 1837

Location: Washington D.C.

Language: English

Source: Library of Congress: Register of Debates, 24th Cong., 2nd Sess., 1837, 670-671.

Persons referred to:
Buchanan, James
Calhoun, John Caldwell
Clay, Henry
Ewing, Thomas
Grundy, Felix
Preston, William Campbell
Webster, Daniel

Places referred to:
Great Britain

Cases referred to:
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Institutions referred to:
Joint Committee on the Library (U.S. Congress)
U.S. Congress

Legislation:
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Keywords:
Anglo-American
authenticity
authors' remuneration
book market
book trade
foreign reprints
free trade
moral obligations
property theory, authors' property
public domain
public good
reputation

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