Considerations and Arguments Proving the Inexpediency of an..

1844. Copyright Does Not Protect the American Author Campbell, John. Considerations and Arguments Proving the Inexpediency of an International Copyright Law. New York: William E. Dean, 1844. 24 pp. Octavo (8" x 5-1/2"). Disbound stab-stitched pamphlet. Light toning, light foxing to a few leaves. $150. * Only edition. Campbell argues that copyright does not protect the economic interests of American authors; it only restricts the distribution of their work. Thomas Adamson published a pamphlet-length response shortly afterwards. OCLC locates 3 copies (American Antiquarian Society, Harvard Business School, University of London). Cohen, Bibliography of Early American Law 7093.