United States Copyright Act of 1790

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:appliesTo	books maps charts
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dateEnacted	May 31, 1790
gptkbp:enactedBy	gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	First federal copyright law in the United States
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Statute_of_Anne
gptkbp:initialTerm	14 years
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:longTitle	gptkb:An_Act_for_the_Encouragement_of_Learning,_by_securing_the_Copies_of_Maps,_Charts,_and_Books,_to_the_Authors_and_Proprietors_of_such_Copies,_during_the_Times_therein_mentioned
gptkbp:penaltyForInfringement	damages to copyright holder forfeiture of infringing copies
gptkbp:providesFor	exclusive rights to authors
gptkbp:publicDomainAfter	maximum 28 years
gptkbp:relatedLegislation	gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1831 gptkb:Statute_of_Anne
gptkbp:renewalPeriod	14 years
gptkbp:repealedBy	gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1831
gptkbp:requires	registration with district court clerk
gptkbp:shortName	gptkb:Copyright_Act_of_1790
gptkbp:signedBy	gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:status	repealed
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Statute_of_Anne
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United States Copyright Act of 1790