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Copyright Act

Great Britain [1709]

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effect on book publishing

  • Gutenberg Bible
    In history of publishing: England

    …fostered—by the passing of the Copyright Act of 1709, the first of its kind in any country. It was “An Act for the encouragement of Learning, by vesting the copies of printed books in the authors or purchasers of such copies during the times therein mentioned.” For books printed before…

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