Statute of Anne 1710
E1399105
UNEXPLORED
The Statute of Anne 1710 was the first modern copyright law, establishing authors’ rights over their works and laying the foundation for the regulation of publishing and intellectual property in Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Statute of Anne 1710 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19865038 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statute of Anne 1710 Context triple: [London book trade, legalFramework, Statute of Anne 1710]
-
A.
Act of Parliament 1782
The Act of Parliament 1782 was a British law that helped restore certain rights and cultural practices in the Scottish Highlands by rolling back earlier punitive legislation.
-
B.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
-
C.
Indemnity Act of 1767
The Indemnity Act of 1767 was a British law passed alongside the Townshend Acts that reduced duties on imported tea to support the East India Company while still asserting Parliament’s right to tax the American colonies.
-
D.
Toleration Act 1689
The Toleration Act 1689 was an English law passed after the Glorious Revolution that granted limited religious freedom to Protestant dissenters while maintaining the Church of England’s established status.
-
E.
Scott Act
The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Statute of Anne 1710 Target entity description: The Statute of Anne 1710 was the first modern copyright law, establishing authors’ rights over their works and laying the foundation for the regulation of publishing and intellectual property in Britain.
-
A.
Act of Parliament 1782
The Act of Parliament 1782 was a British law that helped restore certain rights and cultural practices in the Scottish Highlands by rolling back earlier punitive legislation.
-
B.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
-
C.
Indemnity Act of 1767
The Indemnity Act of 1767 was a British law passed alongside the Townshend Acts that reduced duties on imported tea to support the East India Company while still asserting Parliament’s right to tax the American colonies.
-
D.
Toleration Act 1689
The Toleration Act 1689 was an English law passed after the Glorious Revolution that granted limited religious freedom to Protestant dissenters while maintaining the Church of England’s established status.
-
E.
Scott Act
The Scott Act was an 1888 U.S. federal law that drastically tightened Chinese exclusion by prohibiting Chinese laborers who had left the United States from reentering, even if they previously held valid return certificates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.