The defendant, on his answer being put in, moved to dissolve an injunction against his vending a book of letters from Swift, Pope,and others.
Held: A collection of letters as well as other books, is within the intention of the 8th of Queen Anne, the act for the encouragement of learning. The receiver of a letter has, at most, a joint property with the writer, and the possession does not give him a licence to publish.
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[1741] EngR 500, (1741) 2 Atk 342, (1741) 26 ER 608 (A)
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Cited – Prince Albert v Strange ChD 8-Feb-1849
The Prince sought to restrain publication of otherwise unpublished private etchings and lists of works by Queen Victoria. The etchings appeared to have been removed surreptitiously from or by one Brown. A personal confidence was claimed.
Held: . .
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Intellectual Property
Updated: 05 May 2022; Ref: scu.385005