Publishers and Lawyers.

The article explores the relationship between legal inhibitions and written expression of publishers in the Romantic period and reveals the uncoordinated, inconsistent and often contradictory manner in which such inhibitions functioned. It highlights the experience of bookseller John Murray when fig...

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Publicado en:Wordsworth Circle Vol. 44; no. 2/3; pp. 121 - 127
Autor principal: Dyer, Gary
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: University of Chicago Press Spring/Summer2013
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Sumario:The article explores the relationship between legal inhibitions and written expression of publishers in the Romantic period and reveals the uncoordinated, inconsistent and often contradictory manner in which such inhibitions functioned. It highlights the experience of bookseller John Murray when fighting infringements of his Byron copyrights. It also cites the libel actions of Murray and the conflicts over literary property.