tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559915223029540012.post5507244836833839597..comments2023-10-30T14:03:25.929-07:00Comments on Edmond Hoyle, Gent.: A copyright fight in Dublin?David Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10903897122730648287noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559915223029540012.post-79916413132268432652012-03-06T10:59:32.044-08:002012-03-06T10:59:32.044-08:00As I understand it, the Wilson-Osborne relationshi...As I understand it, the Wilson-Osborne relationship related to Osborne's entire catalogue, not merely the Hoyles. Wilson clearly set the text for Whist from a 1743 edition, published before Osborne was involved, so Osborne wouldn't have been the source of the copy text. BTW, I wish the Dublin papers were digitized and available online--there are so many questions to be answered!David Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397990203256125942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559915223029540012.post-53379025259262292352012-03-06T08:46:57.675-08:002012-03-06T08:46:57.675-08:00Thanks David. I find it curious that Wilson would ...Thanks David. I find it curious that Wilson would agree to act distributor in Ireland for Osborne, since he could simply have reprinted the Hoyles himself without authorisation and kept all the profits. Perhaps that's what he did, and the initial agreement was an unscrupulous means of getting hold of the copy quickly? Just thinking aloud here!Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725355518025413005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559915223029540012.post-42247234393079178332012-03-06T07:18:20.094-08:002012-03-06T07:18:20.094-08:00Good question, Justin. I assume that any challenge...Good question, Justin. I assume that any challenge would have been made through the Guild of St. Luke, to which the booksellers would have belonged. I have not investigated what records of theirs have survived, but should certainly do so. <br /><br />Interestingly, Wilson also acted as a distributor for the London bookseller Thomas Osborne who owned the Hoyle copyright at the time. It would seem more natural for Wilson to sell the London Hoyles than to print his own.David Levyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13397990203256125942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5559915223029540012.post-90622857335592722512012-03-05T08:51:50.111-08:002012-03-05T08:51:50.111-08:00Interesting stuff, David. Have you come across any...Interesting stuff, David. Have you come across any evidence to suggest that the brevity of Wilson's publication of Hoyle might have resulted from a challenge from the Ewings over their 'ownership' of the copy? Difficult evidence to find, I suspect, but it would be nice to be able to demonstrate whether these 'piracies' were ever challenged.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12725355518025413005noreply@blogger.com