Latin American and Spanish Copyright Bilateral Agreements (1880-1904)

In this article, an attempt is made to capture experiences embodied through bilateral copyright relationships between Latin America and Spain (1884–1904). Special attention is devoted to issues bracketed off in traditional historical narratives, such as the always-decisive intervention of a suitable time to act and the techniques by which political relations outside the Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Property 1886 were established. In doing so, attempts are made to describe the practices in carrying out negotiations and to follow the simultaneous emergence of problems interwoven in those political practices. The main aim is to try to appreciate abilities to establish contacts and to frame different themes, prioritizing and singularizing issues, furnishing trust and helping to construct horizons in bilateral copyright relations.