Literary Copyright Reform in Early Victorian England

This text explores and sets in context the making of the Copyright Act 1842, using it to illuminate enduring issues and difficulties in the legal concept of int... » 

This text explores and sets in context the making of the Copyright Act 1842, using it to illuminate enduring issues and difficulties in the legal concept of intellectual property. It led to much more than the expected debate as to the nature of literary property and the effects on publishing. «