The Legal Journey of Paterson’s Roads

Alexander, I

The Legal Journey of Paterson’s Roads

Alexander, I

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Imago Mundi, 2015, 67 (1), pp. 12 - 32
Issue Date:: 2015-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Alexander, I https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1343-3572	en_US
dc.date.issued	2015-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Imago Mundi, 2015, 67 (1), pp. 12 - 32	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0308-5694	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/121726
dc.description.abstract	© 2014, © 2014 Imago Mundi Ltd. In 1771, Daniel Paterson entered into a publishing agreement with the bookseller Thomas Carnan to print and publish a travel itinerary known as Paterson’s Roads. This book was to become the most enduringly popular practical road book of the period. However, Paterson and Carnan were soon embroiled in litigation. This article examines the legal cases that arose when the geographical information contained in Paterson’s Roads was re-used, and improved upon, in a subsequent publication. It explores the background to the cases, focusing on what they reveal about the inner workings of the book and map trade of the period, as well as considering some of the broader historical ramifications. The article also demonstrates that these cases are of ongoing legal significance because they played an important role in developing some of the doctrines and principles of copyright law that continue to be controversial today.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Imago Mundi	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/03085694.2015.974953	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Geography	en_US
dc.title	The Legal Journey of Paterson’s Roads	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	67	en_US
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
utslib.for	0406 Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience	en_US
utslib.for	0909 Geomatic Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	2103 Historical Studies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	67	en_US

Abstract:

© 2014, © 2014 Imago Mundi Ltd. In 1771, Daniel Paterson entered into a publishing agreement with the bookseller Thomas Carnan to print and publish a travel itinerary known as Paterson’s Roads. This book was to become the most enduringly popular practical road book of the period. However, Paterson and Carnan were soon embroiled in litigation. This article examines the legal cases that arose when the geographical information contained in Paterson’s Roads was re-used, and improved upon, in a subsequent publication. It explores the background to the cases, focusing on what they reveal about the inner workings of the book and map trade of the period, as well as considering some of the broader historical ramifications. The article also demonstrates that these cases are of ongoing legal significance because they played an important role in developing some of the doctrines and principles of copyright law that continue to be controversial today.

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