Item Detail
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24601
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6
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17
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English
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"Securing" the Prophet's Copyright in the Book of Mormon : Historical and Legal Context for the So-called Canadian Copyright Revelation
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BYU Studies
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2011
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50
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2
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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5-70
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"The 2009 publication of the Manuscript Revelation Books as part of the Joseph Smith Papers makes available, for the first time, the text of a revelation received in 1829 or 1830 by the Prophet Joseph Smith on securing the copyright of the Book of Mormon in all the world and selling a copyright for its publication in the four then-existing provinces of Canada. This revelation, commonly referred to as the Canadian copyright revelation, designated four of Josephs associates to travel to Kingston, Upper Canada, to sell a copyright of the Book of Mormon. A group did travel to Kingston, but they were unsuccessful in finding a purchaser. Stephen Ehats study explores where the revelation was received, the dating of both the revelation and the groups journey to Canada, the location of the four men mentioned in the revelation when it was given, the meaning in the revelation of the phrases securing the copyright and sell a copyright, the state of both U.S. and Canadian copyright law in 1830, the financial need that likely led to the revelation, and the reason Joseph's messengers were sent specifically to Kingston." [Publisher's abstract]
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A Documentary History of the Book of Mormon
Canadian Mormons : History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Excavating Early Mormon History : The 1878 History Fact-Finding Mission of Apostles Joseph F. Smith and Orson Pratt
"I... Decided to Join the Body of Saints" : Archibald Gardner and the Building of the Nauvoo Road
Joseph F. Smith: Reflections on the Man and His Times
Why was one sixth of the 1830 Book of Mormon set from the original manuscript? -
An Address to All Believers in Christ. By a Witness to the Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon
Biographical Sketches of Joseph Smith the Prophet, and His Progenitors for Many Generations
Copyright Laws and the 1830 Book of Mormon
Early Mormon Documents : Volume IV
Early Mormon Documents : Volume V
"For the Sum of Three Thousand Dollars"
Historical Headnotes and the Index of Contents in the Book of Commandments and Revelations
Joseph Knight's Recollection of Early Mormon History
Joseph Smith : Rough Stone Rolling
Joseph Smith, the Prophet, His Family and His Friends
Lucy's Book : A Critical Edition of Lucy Mack Smith's Family Memoir
Regional Studies in latter-day Saint Church History : Ohio and Upper Canada
Revelation, Text, and Revision : Insight from the Book of Commandments and Revelations
The Book of Mormon Reference Companion
The Joseph Smith Papers : Revelations and Translations, Volume 2 : Published Revelations
The Papers of Joseph Smith, Volume 1 : Autobiographical and Historical Writings
The Rise of Mormonism : 1816-1844