PRIMARY SOURCES

ON COPYRIGHT

(1450-1900)

Laws Concerning Printing, Censorship, and Distribution of Books and Almanacs, Denmark–Norway, Copenhagen (1688)

Source: Kong Christian den Femtes Norske Lov. Trykt paa Boghandler Cappelens Forlag i det Lundhske Bogtrykkeri af C.L. Roshauw, 1833. The National Library of Norway.

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Laws Concerning Printing, Censorship, and Distribution of Books and Almanacs, Denmark–Norway, Copenhagen (1688), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

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unless it is reviewed by a person appointed by the King. Whoever acts against this shall be punished according to the nature of the matter.

 

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No books in Danish printed outside this kingdom may be imported or sold within these realms, whether they are from a domestic or a foreign publisher. Furthermore, no books in the German language dealing with foreign religions or other subjects likely to cause controversy or doubt about the unaltered Augsburg Confession may be imported, sold, or possessed within these realms without royal permission. Those who violates [these laws] with these books or deal with [these books] are to be treated as those who have not obeyed the King’s Law.

 

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Should any books printed in the King’s realms and land, or printed abroad and imported, give reason to instigate rebellion or be injurous to the His Royal Highness the King himself, or cause any other offense, then not only shall the persons, who have introduced such books, be punished with utmost severity, but the books shall be publicly thrown away and burned by the executioner.

 

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No person, foreign or domestic, shall print, import or sell any almanacs or calendars other than those composed and written by the person appointed for this purpose by the Rector

 



    


gaaende, med mindre det af dennem bliver igiennem seet, som Kongen dertil forordner; Hvo der imod giør, straffis efter Sagens Beskaffenhed.

 

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Ingen Danske Bøger, som uden Kongens Riger ere trykte, maa af nogen Ind- eller Ud—lændisk i Riget indøfris, eller forhandlis; Ej heller maa nogle Bøger i Tysk Sprog, som handle om fremmet Religion, eller andet, som nogen Tvistighed, eller Skrupel i den uforandrede Augsburgiske Confessions Tro og Religion kunde eragtis at foraarsage, uden Kongens sær Tilladelse, i Kongens Riger og Lande indføris, sælgis eller fal holdis, hvo herimod giør have forbrut samme Bøger, saa vel som hvis hand haver med at fare, og derfor uden straffis, som den der Kongens Lov ikke tilbørligen haver villet have i Agt.

 

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Skulle og nogle Bøger i Kongens Riger og Lande trykkis, eller der trykte indføris, som kunde have Udseende til noget Oprør, eller imod Kongens Højhed, eller anden Ulempe foraarsage, da bør ikke alleniste Personerne, som saadanne trykke, eller indføre, i højeste Maader at straffis, men og Bøgerne ved Bødelen offentlig paa Ilden kastis og opbrændis.

 

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Ingen, enten Ind- eller Ud-lændisk maa trykke, eller i Riget indføre, eller sælge, andre Almanaker, eller Skrive-Calender, end dem, som af den Person, der af Rec-

 

 



    


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