Literary Copyright Reform in Early Victorian England: The Framing of the 1842 Copyright ACT

by Catherine Seville

Book Overview

Talfourd's Copyright Bill was first 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. This book explores and sets in context the making of the Copyright Act of 1842, using it to illuminate enduring issues and difficulties in the legal concept of intellectual property. A unique...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521174503
• ISBN13: 9780521174503
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"