Copyright law and the public interest in the nineteenth century /
Isabella Alexander.
- Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2010.
- xxiv, 320 p. ;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-313) and index.
Introduction : copyright, history, the public -- Copyright before the nineteenth century -- Copyright, the book trade and the reading public -- Extension and expansion -- Examination and internationalisation -- Infringement at common law : drawing copyright's boundaries -- The making of the 1911 Imperial Copyright Act -- Conclusion.
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Copyright--Great Britain Public interest--Great Britain