The Chace Act and Anglo-American Literary Relations

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1992
Contributors Author: James L.W. West III
Journal
Studies in Bibliography
Volume
45
Pagination
303-311
Language
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Region
Chronological Period
Annotation
The Chace Act of 1891 was the first American international copyright statute. The author concludes that the law had the intended effect of reducing piracy, but caused problems for British and American publishers.