French Booktrade and the 'Permission Simple' of 1777: Copyright and Public Domain with an Edition of the Permit Registers
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In 1777 a series of royal decrees heralded the restructuring of the French booktrade. An important innovation was the creation of a public domain for certain kinds of books whose privil ge (or 'copyright') had expired. In order not to relinquish control over a vast category of books, the government decided to implement a new kind of printing and publishing permit - the 'permission simple'.
As historian and bibliologist, the author examines...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0729404412
ISBN13:9780729404419
Release Date:January 1992
Publisher:Voltaire Foundation in Association with Liver
Length:744 Pages
Weight:2.48 lbs.
Dimensions:1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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