Perspective
Apr. 28, 2010
From Movable Type to Messaging: Copyright Law at 300
Tyler Ochoa of Santa Clara University School of Law writes in honor of the 300th anniversary of the Statute of Anne, the first modern copyright law.
April 10, 2010 marked the 300th anniversary of the effective date of the Statute of Anne, the first modern copyright law. Although copyright law has changed a great deal in the past 300 years, the legacy of the Statute of Anne is still with us today. Indeed, many features of U.S. copyright law today can be traced to antecedents that can be found in the Statute of Anne.
Before the Statute of Anne, publishing in England was tigh...
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