Even though we missed it by a day...a slight detour for a tribute to Ada Lovelace, unfortunately less well known as the mother of computer programming than as the daughter of George Gordon, Lord Byron and Anna Isabella Milbanke. More about remembering Ada and her work here at the Wellcome Trust's blog. A mini bio here by Agnes Scott College's Dr. Betty Toole.
Showing posts with label Byron. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Byron. Show all posts
October 16, 2013
June 8, 2011
Lord Byron In Court
Leslie Katz has published Lord Byron, Copyright and the Demons of the Law. Here is the abstract.
Download the paper from SSRN at the link.
On six separate occasions between 1816 and 1823, legal proceedings were begun or, at least, contemplated for the purpose of stopping the sale of an unauthorized edition of a published work that had been written by Byron. The paper discusses those six occasions.
On a further five occasions between 1816 and 1824, legal proceedings were begun that involved Byron’s literary output (or claimed literary output) in some other way. The paper discusses those five occasions too.
The paper includes four satirical prints showing respectively Byron, John Cam Hobhouse, Lord Chancellor Eldon and William Benbow, which prints were created by leading printmakers of the day.
Download the paper from SSRN at the link.
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