The Influence of Washington’s Farewell Address on the American Intellectual Property Debate in the Late 19th Century.

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • McNally, Michael

• A content analysis of the Congressional Record and U.S. diplomatic correspondences relating to the negotiation of the Paris and Berne Conventions in the late 19th century reveals that American officials advanced business interests in accordance with Washington’s Farewell Address ahead of the constitutional mandate to promote the arts and sciences.

• Date created

  2009

• Subjects / Keywords

  • Diplomatic correspondence
  • Paris Convention
  • Berne Convention
  • Washington

• Type of Item

  Conference/Workshop Presentation

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/R34T6FH17

• License

  © 2009 Michael McNally et al. This version of this article is open access and can be downloaded and shared. The original author(s) and source must be cited.