William Wordsworth's 1838 Open Letter on Copyright Law Reform
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petethomas
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Summary
This article presents a historical document - an open letter from poet William Wordsworth to Serjeant Talfourd regarding the Copyright Act of 1838. The letter was originally published in The Morning Post on April 23rd, 1838, and was rediscovered by the author while searching through newspaper archives. The content focuses on Wordsworth's perspective on copyright law reform during that period, with editorial commentary from the newspaper prefacing the letter.
Key quotes
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"The letter appeared in The Morning Post of April 23rd, 1838, and had apparently escaped all notice until I chanced upon it recently"
"We feel very sincere pleasure in having" (editorial comment from The Morning Post)
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