Copyright has always been inextricably linked to technological innovation. The introduction of the printing press to England in the 15th century led to a series of acts aimed at regulating the publishing industry. By 1710, England would pass the Statute of Anne, widely considered to be the first copyright law, and upon which the United States would model its early copyright legislation 80 years later. Often characterised as “utilitarian” in philosophical bent, the purpose of…
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