Literary Copyright: Seven Letters Addressed by Permission to the Right Hon. The Earl Stanhope, D. C. L., LL. D., F. R. S (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

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Excerpt from Literary Copyright: Seven Letters Addressed by Permission to the Right Hon. The Earl Stanhope, D. C. L., LL. D., F. R. S

It is, perhaps, sufficient for the Legislature to answer, that no man need write books unless he pleases My remarks, as the title of this little book implies, strictly confined to literary copyright, and there fore leave untouched the numerous and glaring defects in our laws affecting property in Music and the Fine Arts. Some of the views I have brought forward are, I believe, new; all are certainly portant both to the interests of authors, and those of the public. I sincerely hope that the present pub lication may contribute something to the formation of Opinion on the subject, and aid, in however slight a degree, in promoting the consolidation and im provement of English Copyright Law. J. C. H. Piccadilly, October, 1871. Postscript. - These letters were prepared for the press in May, 1870. The absorbing interest of the.

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