The daguerreotype is one of the earliest photographic processes and was invented by Louis Daguerre. His patent was acquired by the French government and a life-long pension granted in exchange for the free use of the process world-wide. One week before, Daguerre registered his patent in Fox Talbot's native Britain, restricting the taking of daguerreotypes to a select few. It was the only country where such a patent was enforced.
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