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Bretón de los Herreros' Copyright Contract, Madrid (1862)

Source: Archivo Histórico de Protocolos Notariales de Madrid, T-28932 f.557r -559v

Citation:
Bretón de los Herreros' Copyright Contract, Madrid (1862), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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                                    five hundred and eight
      
      "El Poetastro ó la boba fingida", translation
      in three acts; "Por la novia y por la dote", trans-
      lation in three acts; "El Albañil", translation in
      two acts; "La hermanita ó una lección
      indiscreta", translation in one act; y "La nieve",
      translation in four acts, all performed at
      La Cruz and El Príncipe theatres in this city.
      Moreover, today he wants to transfer their
      ownership; therefore under his free and
      natural will and, as provided by law,
      he hereby grants:
      That he perpetually sells, concedes and
      transfers to Mr. Vicente de la
      Lama, a resident of this city, publisher of
      la Biblioteca Dramática published
      all the rights he holds or may hold under the law
      of literary property. Under that provision,
      Mr. Vicente de la Lama and his sucessors
      and representatives can claim, perceive
      and charge performance rights
      in all theatres
      

    

                                    Quinientos cincuenta y ocho
      
      "El Poetastro ó la boba fingida", traducción
      tres actos; "Por la novia y por la dote", tra-
      duccion tres actos; "El Albañil", traducción
      dos actos; "La hermanita ó una lección
      indiscreta", traducción un acto; y "La nieve",
      traducción cuatro actos, representadas todas
      en los teatros de la Cruz y del Príncipe
      de esta Corte, y queriendo en el día
      ceder la propiedad de las mismas; por
      tanto de su libre y espontanea voluntad
      y en la mejor forma de derecho Otorga:
      Que vende, cede y transfiere perpetua-
      mente á favor de D. Vicente de la
      Lama, vecino de esta Corte, Editor de
      la Biblioteca Dramática que en esta
      Capital se publica, todos cuantos dere-
      chos le confiere y conferidle pueda la
      ley de propiedad literaria, y en su
      virtud el D. Vicente de la Lama y sus
      sucesores y representantes puedan re-
      clamar, percibir y cobrar los derechos
      de representación en todos los teatros
      

    

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