Drafts of two clauses for the Copyright Bill, 1733, 1735, with an undated statement, signed by Thomas Carte, of the reasons for granting authors a 21-year copyright term
Single Item
MS. Eng. misc. c. 882, fols. 5-10
Held at the Weston Library
Draft clauses for the Copyright Bill
Dates
- Creation: 1733-1735
Extent
6 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. misc. c. 882, fols. 5-10
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 22081
Abstract
Draft clauses for the Copyright Bill
Biographical / Historical
Thomas Carte (1686-1754) was a historian. For further details see the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Found in the library, 1982.
Topical
Subject
- Title
- Draft clauses for the Copyright Bill
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2022 by C. McIlwaine
- Date
- EAD version 2022
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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