Klarinet Archive - Posting 000512.txt from 2002/09

From: Mark Charette <charette@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Bb/A Conundrum
Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 15:22:26 -0400

Modern copyright is largely based upon the British 'Statute of Anne' of
1710:

'An Act for the Encouragment of Learning, by Vesting the Copies of Printed
Books in the Authors or Purchasers of such Copies, during the Times
therein mentioned.'

On Tue, 24 Sep 2002, William Wright wrote:
>
> Was there anything approaching 'coyright law' in Mozart's time? Any
> sort of royal decree about ownership (perhaps based on patronage) or
> enforcement of any sort?

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