“The universalist movement evolved both in and out of France, starting with an international Congress of Authors and Artists in Brussels in 1858, attended by delegates of literary societies and universities, as well as by authors, artists, journalists, librarians, and lawyers. The movement gained momentum at an 1878 international literary congress in Paris presided over by Victor Hugo.” Paul Goldstein, International Copyright: Principles, Law, and Practice 19 (2001).
universalist movement
universalist movement. Copyright. A 19th-century campaign in Europe to recognize a worldwide copyright law based on an author’s moral rights.
