Back To The Future: Hinton v Donaldson, Wood and Meurose (Court of Session, Scotland, 28th July, 1773)

Authors

  • Iain G Mitchell QC

Keywords:

Case Law, Copyright

Abstract

History moves in cycles, and recent debate around the extent and term of copyright is no exception to this rule. There are two forces at play, one being the view that knowledge is of value and indeed belongs to all mankind, and the other being that knowledge, as a creation of individuals, is property to be regulated and shared according to the wishes of its owner. This case law report examines the debate through a different lens, moving back from software and the Internet in favour of Stackhouse's History of the Holy Bible, Scottish printers and the year 1773.

Author Biography

  • Iain G Mitchell QC
    Chairman, Scottish Society for Computers and Law; Chairman, Scottish Lawyers' European Group; Chairman, Faculty of Advocates IT Group; Lecturer, Honorary Board of Lecturers, Institut für Informations-, Telekommunikations- und Medienrecht, Westfälische Wilhelms- Universtät, Münster; Freeman, Worshipful Company of Information Technologists.
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Published

2010-01-25

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2009)

Section

Case Law Reports

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How to Cite

Back To The Future: Hinton v Donaldson, Wood and Meurose (Court of Session, Scotland, 28th July, 1773). (2010). Journal of Open Law, Technology & Society, 1(2), 111-122. https://www.jolts.world/index.php/jolts/article/view/23