Before Copyright: The French Book-Privilege System 1498-1526 (Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Before Copyright: The French Book-Privilege System 1498-1526 (Cambridge Studies in Publishing and Printing History) Book

During the 1480s and 1490s France became one of the Europe's main centres of book production and from 1498, when competition intensified, privileges or special laws protecting books from being reprinted without the consent of the author or publisher were increasingly sought. Although these privileges were to last as long as the Ancien Regime, the period to 1526 is the least-known stage of their development but the most important.Read More

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    When printing first began, a new book automatically fell into the public domain upon publication. Only a special law or privilegium enacted by a competent authority could protect it from being reprinted without the consent of the author or publisher. Such privileges for books are attested before 1480, but in Germany and Italy their efficacy was limited to a relatively small area by the political fragmentation of the country. During the 1480s and 1490s France became one of Europe's main centres of book production and, as competition intensified, privileges were sought there from 1498. Although privileges were to last as long as the Ancien Régime, the period to 1526 is the least-known stage of their development and the most important. Most privilege-holders printed the full text of their grant, and many others a summary.

  • 0521374081
  • 9780521374088
  • Elizabeth Armstrong
  • 30 March 1990
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 335
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