On the Origin of the Right to Copy: Charting the Movement of Copyright Law in Eighteenth-Century Britain (1695-1775)

By Ronan Deazley

Starting with the lapse of the Licensing Act 1662 in 1695, this book then charts the history of copyright law throughout the eighteenth century, culminating in the House of Lords decision in Donaldson v Becket (1774).

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841133752
• ISBN13: 9781841133751
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"