Copyright law and the public interest in the nineteenth century / Isabella Alexander.

Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Publishing, 2010.

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Copyright -- History -- 19th century -- Great Britain.

Public interest -- History -- 19th century -- Great Britain.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Introduction : copyright, history, and 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.

Table of contents and index are taken from the published work with the permission of the publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9781841137865

xxiv, 320 p. ; 24 cm