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| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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