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Bach v. Longman 2 Cowper 623 (1777) is a landmark judgment regarding copyright. The case was concerning whether or not printed music fell within the protection of the Statute of Anne (1710). Lord Mansfield held that published music is protected as 'writing' within the terms of the legislation. 〔( primary sources on Copyright ).〕 Johann Christian Bach and Karl Friedrich Abel suied publisher James Longman〔Bach v. Longman et al., 2 Cowper 623 (1777).〕 who had been pirating his works in London. The only copyright legislation at the time was Statute of Anne which was assumed to not cover music.〔F. M. Scherer, THE EMERGENCE OF MUSICAL COPYRIGHT IN EUROPE FROM 1709 TO 1850 (Harvard University, 2008) p8.〕 The judge, Lord Mansfield found, however, that the Statutes preamble referred to "books and other writings" 〔Bach v. Longman et al., 2 Cowper 623 (1777) at 624.〕 This he felt included written music.〔Paul Torremans, Copyright Law: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009) (page 138 ).〕 His decision allowed for a spate of further cases,〔Paul Torremans, Copyright Law: A Handbook of Contemporary Research (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009) (page 140 ).〕 and a more stable performing environment allowing the growth of freelance musicians in the 18th century. ==Further reading== * Sanjek, R., American Popular Music and Its Business: The First Four Hundred Years, 3 vols. (New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988) * Hunter, D., 'Music Copyright in Britain to 1800', Music & Letters, 67 (1986): 269-82 (273) * Carroll, M., 'The Struggle for Music Copyright', Florida Law Review, 57 (2005): 907-61 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bach v Longman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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