Fri, November 1, 2024 1:00 P.M EST
Children’s Literature Research Collection at Parkway Central Library
The unauthorized reproduction or use of copyrighted text, also known as book piracy, is nearly as old as the printing press itself. Its prevalence across the last several centuries has resulted in the creation and refinement of copyright law in nearly every nation.
Book piracy is undiscriminating and has touched every aspect of publishing, including children’s materials. We invite you to join the Children’s Literature Research Collection—alongside members of The Beatrix Potter Society—on November 1st at 1p.m. EST for a live webinar exploring the history piracy and Beatrix Potter. Presenter Carol Halebian will use materials housed the Free Library’s Beatrix Potter Collection to examine the fascinating and fraught history of piracy as it relates to unauthorized American printings of Potter’s menagerie of unforgettable characters.
