Between property protection and maintenance of the monopoly: the debate on the regulation of the book market in England from 1662 to 1774

Author(s)

Cíntia Medina de Souza

• Document type: Master's Dissertation
• Press: São Paulo.
• Institution: Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Letras e Ciências Humanas (FFLCH/SBD)
• Defense date: 2013-11-08

Examining board members

Henrique Soares Carneiro; Marisa Midore Deaecto; Pablo Ortellado

• Advisor: Henrique Soares Carneiro

Abstract

The debate on the regulation of the English book market, in the end of the 17th century and all along the 18th century, created the author\'s exclusive publishing right, due to the Statute of Anne, in 1710. The target of this law was to break the Stationers Company monopoly, exercised since the 16th century. This research intends to evidence that there was no disruption with that monopoly, because the law created a conception of copyright in the notion of privilege that didn\'t include, in a balanced way, the interests of the publisher, the author and the public. The plea of the authors common law, and the limited right, given by the Statute of Anne, contributed to the institution of the modern literary property. The finality of this research is to provide a historical perspective on the origins of the modern intellectual system of property, frequently addressed under the legal and economic perspectives, whose roots are in the old privilege system. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 11/02580-9 - Between intelectual property and maintenance of monopoly: the debate on regulating the market for books in England from 1662 to 1710
• Grantee: Cíntia Medina de Souza
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master