A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Copyright"
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1782British parliamentParliament of the United Kingdom The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body [i] ...
extends James WattJames Watt James Watt was a Scottish [i] inventor [i] and engineer [i] whose improvements to the steam engine [i] ...
's copyright for the steam engineSteam engine A steam engine is an external combustion [i] heat engine [i] that makes use o ...
to the year 1800.
1914 Copyright: In New York CityNew York City [i] in the [[United States]...
the ASCAP (for American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) is established to protect the copyrighted musical compositions of its members.
1972 Phonorecords are granted U.S. Federal copyright protection for the first time.
1976 The Copyright Act of 1976 extends copyright duration for an additional 20 years in the United States.
1989 The Berne Convention, an international treatyTreaty A treaty is a binding agreement under international law [i] entered into by actors in international law, ...
on copyrightsCopyright Copyright is a set of exclusive rights [i] regulating the use of a particular expression of an idea or ...
, is ratified by the United StatesUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., a...
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