11 marzo 1710 anni - 1710 COPYRIGHT is invented (The Statute of Anne)

Descrizione:

The Statute of Anne, also known as the Copyright Act 1710 is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1710, which was the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties.
Prior to the statute's enactment in 1710, copying restrictions were authorised by the Licensing of the Press Act 1662.
These restrictions were enforced by the Stationers' Company, a guild of printers given the exclusive power to print—and the responsibility to censor—literary works. The censorship administered under the Licensing Act led to public protest; as the act had to be renewed at two-year intervals, authors and others sought to prevent its re-authorisation.
In 1694, Parliament refused to renew the Licensing Act, ending the Stationers' monopoly and press restrictions