3 - The Development of Hungarian Copyright Law until the Creation of the First Copyright Act (1793–1884)

Summary

This study attempts to outline the development of Hungarian copyrightlaw from 1793 until the enactment of Act XVI of 1884. It focuses primarily on Hungarian events; however, it is inevitable to set our sights beyond borders at points and evoke, especially, German, Austrian, and French events, to which the Hungarians were paying undivided attention, as well. The chapters of the paper introduce theemergence of the concept of copyright law in the early nineteenth century,as well as the legislative proposals from the middle of the nineteenth century. Finally, the most important elements of the first copyrightact of Hungary are also outlined.