Uncovers the greatest cultural battle of the nineteenth century, an episode that has never before been revealed
Interconnects different layers of reality, and offers a new perspective on a multidisciplinary study
Of interest to professional sectors as well as to many musicians
The Battle for Control of the Brass and Instruments Business in the French Industrial Revolution narrates and analyzes the largest judicial battle in culture and industrial property in nineteenth century Europe, the echoes of which still ring today.
Contents
Part 1: DEFENCE
1 Chimaeras, Tall Tales, and 'Joke-Horns' in First Instance: Presentation of the Bases of Prosecution and Defence
2 'Let Him Calm Down' and the Report of the Lumieres: The Position of the Prosecutor and the Technical Report
3 Judicial Setback or 'Nothing Patentable': Change of Regime and Procedural Course
4 Appel-incident or Ascent to Appeal
5 Persistence and Jump to Cassation
6 The Egg of Columbus and a Great Victory: The Denouement of the Civil Prosecution
Part 2: CHARGE!
7 Hasty Raids
8 Gautrot or 'the Most Relentless Fighting Spectacle Between Makers': Double Resistance and Exhaustion
9 Masterstroke: The Extension of Contested Patents
10 With Malice Aforethought: Squeezing Out the Deadlines
11 Besson, a Brass Heavyweight Maker
12 Versus Eighteen... at the Same Time: Collective Confrontation
13 Tentacles in Strasbourg: Competition from Outside Paris
14 Transfer and Escape to London: The Resistance of Besson