The internationalisation of copyright law: books, buccaneers and the black flag in the nineteenth century

Cover......Page 1
Half-title......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Table of cases......Page 8
Table of statutes......Page 11
Abbreviations......Page 14
Archive sources......Page 15
Acknowledgements......Page 17
International copyright: gazing into cyberspace......Page 19
Synopsis and guidance......Page 24
Visions of copyright 1837–1911: coming full circle?......Page 26
The protection of literary property......Page 29
Copyright and contexts......Page 34
Foreign reprints: concerns and responses......Page 40
International initiatives: efforts towards a multi-lateral agreement......Page 42
The particular problems of Canada......Page 43
Early British demands for the protection of her copyright works......Page 46
Post-Bellum America: national calls for international copyright......Page 49
The quest for order amongst chaos......Page 54
The 1911 Actlooking back and looking forward......Page 57
Foreign reprints: the growing menace......Page 59
British copyright and foreign nationals......Page 63
First attempts to stem the tide......Page 65
The first bilateral treaties......Page 67
The Anglo-French treaty: the new deal......Page 69
The 1858 Brussels Congress: early calls for a uniform copyright law......Page 70
Bilateral agreements: the network expands......Page 72
French idealism: influence and pressure......Page 74
The 1878 Paris Congress......Page 76
First steps towards a Union of literary property: the Berne conferences 1883–6......Page 78
Britain's role in the creation of the Berne Union......Page 83
Britain's implementation of the Berne Convention: domestic and colonial problems......Page 87
The Additional Act of Paris 1896......Page 90
The Berlin revision 1908......Page 92
Britain and the Berlin Act: difficulties and colonial doubts......Page 94
The book trade in Canada – origins and development......Page 96
The ban on foreign reprints: early reactions......Page 97
Pressure for change: towards the 1847 Foreign Reprints Act......Page 102
The 1847 Foreign Reprints Act provides no solution to the problem......Page 104
The Dominion of Canada, and the impact of Routledge v. Low......Page 108
British diplomacy: the 'Canadian proposals' and a draft bill......Page 112
Canadian turbulence and the formation of the Copyright Association......Page 115
A clear challenge: the 1872 Canadian Copyright Bill......Page 121
Towards a compromise: the 1875 Canadian Copyright Act......Page 124
The Royal Commission and colonial issues......Page 128
Canada's role in Anglo-America treaty negotiations,1880–84......Page 130
The Berne Convention forces change but provokes Canadian resentment......Page 132
Canada seeks to denounce the Berne Convention: the 1889 Copyright Act......Page 134
America concedes the principle of international copyright......Page 136
Canadian autonomy and copyright: a matter of constitutional significance......Page 139
Sir John Thompson's death: impact on the campaign......Page 141
The Hall Caine initiative......Page 145
The Hall Caine plan abandoned: towards the 1900 Fisher Act......Page 148
The turbulence continues: Imperial Book Co. v. Black......Page 153
Implications of the Berlin revision of the Berne Convention......Page 154
The Imperial Copyright Conference......Page 157
The aftermath of the Imperial Conference – an incomplete solution......Page 160
America's publishing trade – origins and opportunities......Page 164
Early American copyright legislation......Page 168
Early international exchanges......Page 173
The Clay bill: early petitions and pressure......Page 178
Dickens in America: controversy and the Clay bill......Page 183
The formation of the American Copyright Club......Page 187
Further memorials to Congress: the publisher George P. Putnam, and Nahum Capen......Page 188
British periodicals in America: Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine......Page 189
Jay's efforts in Congress......Page 191
Foreign authors under English law: division and doubt......Page 192
Boosey v. Jefferys: Lord Campbell and copyright for foreigners......Page 196
Efforts towards an Anglo-American copyright treaty......Page 198
Jefferys v. Boosey: the House of Lords reverses the position on copyright for foreigners......Page 203
Jefferys v. Boosey: comment and consequences......Page 205
Momentum for international copyright lost: 1855–65......Page 208
Tariffs–their history and their impact on the book trade......Page 209
Renewed efforts from the International Copyright Association......Page 211
Formation of the American Copyright Association......Page 214
Routledge v. Low: the significance of `residence' for American authors......Page 215
Further efforts towards an Anglo-American Treaty......Page 217
Bills in Congress: 1871–74......Page 219
The Royal Commission's view of America, 1875–78......Page 224
A further treaty proposal: the Harper draft......Page 226
The Harper draft: Board of Trade consultations......Page 230
Sackville West takes over the negotiations......Page 233
The American Copyright League: authors combine......Page 235
The Dorsheimer Bill......Page 236
The Hawley bill......Page 239
The Berne Convention: the United States stands aloof......Page 242
The Pearsall Smith Royalty Scheme......Page 244
The American Authors and Publishers Copyright Leagues combine their efforts......Page 245
Agreement between the Leagues and the typographical unions: further compromise......Page 250
The Chace bill: British reactions......Page 254
The Simonds Report favourable; but defeat in the House......Page 255
Final manoeuvres: the bill passes, despite determined opposition......Page 258
Implications of the 1891 Act for Britain: the question of reciprocity......Page 263
The effects of the 1891 Act: problems for translations......Page 265
A further attempt to conclude an Anglo-American treaty......Page 266
The scope of America's international copyright law following the 1891 Act......Page 268
Codification of American law: the 1909 Copyright Act......Page 269
6 Domestic problems......Page 271
Initial responses to the international challenge......Page 272
The Society of British Authors and The Association for the Protection of Literature......Page 274
The Bookselling Question......Page 278
First government attempts at copyright consolidation soon abandoned......Page 282
Dramatisation right refused......Page 283
Report of the Royal Commission......Page 286
Battles of principle......Page 289
Attempts to realise the Commission's scheme......Page 293
The Society of Authors......Page 296
The Society of Authors' Consolidating Copyright Bill 1890......Page 297
Further failure – the Copyright (Amendment) Bill 1897......Page 299
Private initiatives fail again......Page 301
Stagnation continues: 1900–08......Page 305
Impact of the Berlin agreement......Page 307
The Gorell committee......Page 308
Copyright Bills 1910 and 1911......Page 310
Success but not triumph......Page 312
John Wurtele Lovell: a pirate's history......Page 314
Choosing new colours: principles and techniques......Page 322
Bibliography......Page 346
Index......Page 365