Literary copyright reform in early Victorian England : the framing of the 1842 Copyright Act / Catherine Seville.
"Talfourd's first Copyright Bill was presented in 1837, and the public and Parliamentary controversy it provoked is reflected in contemporary pamphlets, correspondence, and hundreds of petitions presented to Parliament, as well as in the changing aims of the Bill itself. In addition to the...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
1999.
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| Series: | Cambridge studies in English legal history.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Sample text |
| Summary: | "Talfourd's first Copyright Bill was presented in 1837, and the public and Parliamentary controversy it provoked is reflected in contemporary pamphlets, correspondence, and hundreds of petitions presented to Parliament, as well as in the changing aims of the Bill itself. In addition to the expected debate as to the nature of literary property and the economic effects on the publishing trade, discussion of copyright law raised broader questions; the relative values of literature and science, the importance of public education, the dangers of monopolies, and the nature of public interest. In a period of social, political and technological upheaval, these were incendiary matters. Talfourd audaciously demanded not only a considerable extension of copyright term, but also international protection. This book explores and sets in context the making of the Copyright Act 1842, using it to illuminate enduring issues and difficulties in the legal concept of intellectual property. Winner of the Yorke Prize."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 300 pages) : illustrations. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 051100916X 9780511009167 0511050429 9780511050428 0511151977 9780511151972 0511173024 9780511173028 0511495447 9780511495441 0521174503 9780521174503 1280418788 9781280418785 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511495441 |