Copyright Permission In The Digital Age
Copyright History
Copyright law of the United States is based on the Statute of Anne (1709) which granted British authors and inventors a fourteen year term of exclusive ownership with an option to renew for an additional fourteen years. Before the Statute of Anne, English law amounted to censorship of content and control of distribution by printers. Copyright law has come a long way since the Statute of Anne, and experienced many revisions, of which the Copyright Act of 1976 has been the most comprehensive.
- People:
- Anne
- Rosemary A. Chase
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