United States Copyright Act of 1790

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_States_Copyright_Act_of_1790
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Statements (28)
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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
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label United States Copyright Act of 1790
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gptkbp:status repealed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 5