Dominion and Agency : : Copyright and the Structuring of the Canadian Book Trade, 1867-1918 / / Eli MacLaren.
The 1867 Canadian confederation brought with it expectations of a national literature, which a rising class of local printers hoped to supply. Reforming copyright law in the imperial context proved impossible, and Canada became a prime market for foreign publishers instead. The subsequent developmen...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2017] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2017 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (224 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Conceiving the 1875 Act, 1868-72: The Principles of Copyright
- 2. Achieving the 1875 Act, 1872-5: The London Publishers Prevail
- 3. Clarifying the 1875 Act, 1876-7: The Stunting of Belford Brothers
- 4. Living with the 1875 Act: William Briggs, Printer, Binder, and Distributor
- 5. The 1900 Amendment, the Agency System, and the Macmillan Company of Canada
- 6. The North American Copyright Divide: Black Rock and the Magnification of 'Ralph Connor'
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index