Licensing of the Press Act 1662
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1662
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
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| gptkbp:fullTitle |
gptkb:An_Act_for_preventing_the_frequent_Abuses_in_printing_seditious_treasonable_and_unlicensed_Books_and_Pamphlets_and_for_regulating_of_Printing_and_Printing_Presses
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
early censorship law in England
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Licensing of the Press Act 1662
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| gptkbp:influenced |
debates on freedom of the press in England
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| gptkbp:penalty |
imprisonment
seizure of presses and books |
| gptkbp:prohibits |
freedom of the press
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| gptkbp:purpose |
prevent unlicensed books and pamphlets
regulate printing and publishing |
| gptkbp:regulates |
gptkb:Stationers'_Company
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| gptkbp:renewable |
several times until 1695
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| gptkbp:repealedBy |
1695
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| gptkbp:requires |
pre-publication licensing
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Statute_of_Anne
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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