Skip to main content Accessibility help
×
  1. Home
  2. Books
  3. Literary Copyright Reform in Early Victorian England
  • Cited by 40
      • Show more authors
      • You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Select format
    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      18 July 2009
      20 September 1999
      ISBN:
      9780511495441
      9780521621755
      9780521174503
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511495441
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.55kg, 314 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 140 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.4kg, 314 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Constitutional and Administrative Law, Literature, Legal History, Law, English Literature 1830-1900
      Series:
      Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
    You may already have access via personal or institutional login
    • Selected: Digital
    Add to cart View cart Buy from Cambridge.org
    Subjects:
    Constitutional and Administrative Law, Literature, Legal History, Law, English Literature 1830-1900
    Series:
    Cambridge Studies in English Legal History
    Information

    Book description

    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.

    Awards

    Winner of the Yorke Prize

    Refine List

    Actions for selected content:

    Select all | Deselect all
    • View selected items
    • Export citations
    • Download PDF (zip)
    • Save to Kindle
    • Save to Dropbox
    • Save to Google Drive

    Save Search

    You can save your searches here and later view and run them again in "My saved searches".

    Please provide a title, maximum of 40 characters.
    Cancel
    ×

    Contents

    Contents

    Metrics

    Altmetric attention score

    Full text views

    Total number of HTML views: 0
    Total number of PDF views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    Book summary page views

    Total views: 0 *
    Loading metrics...

    * Views captured on Cambridge Core between #date#. This data will be updated every 24 hours.

    Usage data cannot currently be displayed.

    Accessibility standard: Unknown

    Why this information is here

    This section outlines the accessibility features of this content - including support for screen readers, full keyboard navigation and high-contrast display options. This may not be relevant for you.

    Accessibility Information

    Accessibility compliance for the PDF of this book is currently unknown and may be updated in the future.