Rose, Mark, "The Question of Literary Property"

Abstract

In the 18th century, Mark Rose questioned the relationship between origination and ownership of a literary
work. He presented the genesis of the legal existence of proprietorship in literature: copyright; and
by doing so, he endeavoured to define the constitution of a literary work.

"The Question of Literary Property", in Authors and
Owners. The Invention of Copyright, Harvard, 1993, pp.1-8