In 1969, Proudhon published
Les majorats littéraires, to counter the institution of
rights of ownership for authors, which at the time, caused considerable debate over intellectual property , He rallied the participation of such notables as: Leon Walras, a forefather of modern economics, Jules Dupuit, Frédéric Bastiat and numerous writers : Victor Hugo, Alphonse de Lamartine and Honoré de Balzac. For this publication, Dominique Sagot-Duvauroux, professor of economics at the University of Angers, has assembled among the most significant contributions toward the original debate over literary property.
