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" Whether at common law an author of any book or literary composition had the sole right of first printing and publishing the same for sale, and might bring an action against any person who printed, published, and sold the same without his consent ?" On... "
Pacific Islands Pilot - Page 20
1892
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Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Court of King's Bench ..., Volume 4

Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Burrow - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 650 pages
...or literary composition had the sole right of first printing and publishing the same ; but conld not bring an action against any person who printed published and sold the same, unless such person obtained the copy by fraud or violence. — And gave his reasons. 2. Upon the second...
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The Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to ..., Volume 17

Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1813 - 738 pages
...author of any book or literary composition had the sole right of first printing and г Ħi;lishing the same for sale, and might bring an action against...who printed, published, and sold the same, without hit consent : 2. " That the law did not take away his right upon his printing and publishing such book...
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The Rhode-Island Literary Repository, Volume 1

Isaac Bailey - 1814 - 826 pages
...book or literary composition, had the sole right of first printing and publishing the same for sate, and might bring an action against any person who printed, published and sold the same without his consent. 2d. If an author had such right originally, did the law take il away upon his printing and publishing...
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“The” Parliamentary History of England from the Earliest Period to the Year ...

William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 716 pages
...the chancellor ; after having spoke near an hour, he concluded with giving his opinion : 1. " That, at common law, an author of any book or literary composition...published, and sold the same, without his consent : 2. " That the Jaw did not take away his right upon his printing and publishing such book or literary...
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The London Magazine

1828 - 746 pages
...February, 1774, that the judges be directed to deliver their opinions upon the following questions :— “ 1. Whether, at common law, an author of any book or...published, and sold the same without his consent? “Of eleven judges, there were eight to three in favour of the right at common law. 2. If the author...
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The Law Journal for the Year 1832-1949: Comprising Reports of Cases in the ...

Law reports, digests, etc - 1825 - 800 pages
...composition had not the sole right of first printing and publishing the same for sale ; and that he could not bring an action against any person who printed, published, and sold the same, unless such person had obtained the copyright by fraud or by violence. So that, although this Judge...
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The London Literary Gazette and Journal of Belles Lettres, Arts, Sciences, Etc

Great Britain - 1829 - 860 pages
...English Our author shews incontestably that by the authors is so great, and is so universally and " 1. Whether at common law an author of any book or...published, and sold the same, without his consent ? — Of eleven judges, there were eight to three in favour of In 1769 the subject matter was argued...
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The Athenaeum and Literary Chronicle, Volume 1, Issues 63-92

1829 - 460 pages
...February, 1774, that the judges be directed to deliver their opinions upon the.following questions : 1. ' Whether at common law, an author of any book...printed, published, and sold the same without his consent ? ' Of eleven j udges, there were eight to three in favour of the right at common law. 2. ' If the...
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Report of the Copy-right Case of Wheaton V. Peters: Decided in the Supreme ...

Henry Wheaton - Copyright - 1834 - 186 pages
...was, Whether at common law an author of any book or literary composition, had the sole right of Jirst printing and publishing the same for sale, and might...printed, published and sold the same without his consent. Upon this question ten voted in the affirmative, and one in the negative. Another question was, If...
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A Practical Treatise on the Law of Patents for Inventions and of Copyright

Richard Godson - Copyright - 1840 - 656 pages
...before the House of Lords, by appeal from the Court of Chancery, the judges were directed to deliver their opinions on the following points. 1. Whether,...printed, published, and sold the same without his consent ? Upon this question, the judges Nares, Ashurst, Blackstone, \VilIi-s, Aston, Perrot, and Adams ; and...
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