Commentary on Lowndes

Ronan Deazley; Martin Kretschmer; Lionel Bently

Commentary on Lowndes

Ronan Deazley, Martin Kretschmer (Editor), Lionel Bently (Editor)

School of Law

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Abstract

This was the first British treatise dedicated specifically to the history of copyright law. The second edition, published in the same year as the passage of the Copyright Amendment Act 1842 (see: uk_1842) and the edition referred to in this commentary, was dedicated to the Sergeant Thomas Noon Talfourd, the driving force behind the 1842 Act, "for his generous advocacy of the rights of authors". Lowndes was a strong proponent of the natural rights of the author and his historical account reflects as much. The second edition is also notable in terms of drawing comparisons with various continental models of copyright protection in advocating a longer term of protection for literary works within the UK.

Original language	English
Type	Scholarly Commentary
Media of output	Online
Publisher	University of Cambridge
Publication status	Published - 2008

Bibliographical note

Please cite as: Deazley, R. (2007) ‘Commentary on Lowndes' Historical Sketch of the Law of Copyright (1842)', in Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org

Keywords

copyright history

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Commentary on Lowndes

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