The Prints and Engravings Copyright Act, 1836 — 6&7 Will. IV. C. 59
An Act to extend the Protection of Copyright in Prints and Engravings to Ireland.
[13th August 1836.]
17 G. 3 c. 57.
Provisions of Recited Act extended to Ireland.
I. Whereas an Act was passed (17 G. III. c. 57): And whereas it is desirable to extend the Provisions of the said Act to Ireland: Be it therefore enacted, That from and after the Passing of this Act all the Provisions contained in the said recited Act and of all other Acts therein recited, shall be and the same are hereby extended to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Penalty on engraving or publishing any Print without Consent of Proprietor.
II. From and after the Passing of this Act, if any Engraver, Etcher, Printseller, or other Person shall, within the Time limited by the aforesaid recited Acts, engrave, etch, or publish, or cause to be engraved, etched, or published, any Engraving or Print of any Description whatever, either in whole or in part, which may have been or which shall hereafter be published in any Part of Great Britain or Ireland without the express Consent of the Proprietor or Proprietors thereof first had and obtained in Writing, signed by him, her, or them respectively, with his, her, or their own Hand or Hands in the Presence of and attested by Two or more credible Witnesses, then every such Proprietor shall and may, by and in a separate Action upon the Case, to be brought against the Person so offending in any Court of Law in Great Britain or Ireland, recover such Damages as a Jury on the Trial of such Action or on the execution of a Writ of Inquiry thereon shall give or assess, together with Double Costs of Suit.1689