The American Law Review, Volume 9Little, Brown, and Company, 1875 - Law |
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It becomes , then , a matter of public interest to compare the English and the
American copyright laws , so far as they concern foreign authors , in order to
ascertain what rights English authors have under the laws of the United States ,
what ...
It becomes , then , a matter of public interest to compare the English and the
American copyright laws , so far as they concern foreign authors , in order to
ascertain what rights English authors have under the laws of the United States ,
what ...
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For the law has never , in England or America , regarded the assignee of a
foreign author with more favor than the author himself , upon the well - known
principle that no one can confer upon another a better title than he has himself .
For the law has never , in England or America , regarded the assignee of a
foreign author with more favor than the author himself , upon the well - known
principle that no one can confer upon another a better title than he has himself .
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The reasons for this remarkable judgment , the first to deny to foreign authors and
composers protection within the British domain for the products of their mental
labor and to legalize piracy , were given by Chief Baron Pollock , who ...
The reasons for this remarkable judgment , the first to deny to foreign authors and
composers protection within the British domain for the products of their mental
labor and to legalize piracy , were given by Chief Baron Pollock , who ...
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... overruled by the judges of the Exchequer Chamber , with Lord Chief Justice
Campbell at their head , who affirmed the better and more liberal doctrine which
extended the protection of the English law to all authors , whether native or
foreign .
... overruled by the judges of the Exchequer Chamber , with Lord Chief Justice
Campbell at their head , who affirmed the better and more liberal doctrine which
extended the protection of the English law to all authors , whether native or
foreign .
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But , even admitting it to be true , " to give a copyright to a foreign author
publishing in this country , ” said one of the judges , “ is dealing with British
interests and legislating for British people . British industry and talent will be
encouraged by ...
But , even admitting it to be true , " to give a copyright to a foreign author
publishing in this country , ” said one of the judges , “ is dealing with British
interests and legislating for British people . British industry and talent will be
encouraged by ...
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