Copyright Law In The 1800s

According to the dictionary, copyright refers to the exclusive rights that protect the works of authors, artists, and composers from being reproduced, performed, or distributed by others without permission. The artist or the owner of the copyright has the right to reproduce their protected work as well as to replicate copies and sell them, exhibit their work to the public, etc. Copyright’s main focus is to protect how the author has expressed his or her concept or idea; it does not protect the idea itself. For instance, a newspaper company can write an article about a recent study of a social matter. Another company can write about the same study, however, they may not plagiarize their content since the first company is the absolute owner …show more content…
Aside from duplicating an excerpt word by word, infringement includes any type of plagiarism, paraphrasing, or the similarity of context of a certain text, file, or composition. In the United States, copyright laws started to arise due to the introduction of the printing industry to England during the late fifteenth century. By 1710, there were already numerous acts that protected the rights of a producer in England, however, they were constantly in the process of evolving. The first enactment for copyright was found The first copyright law in the United States was introduced in 1790 as the Copyright Law of 1970 by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress. This law states in detail that maps, charts and books are protected to the authors and proprietors of the copies, consequently, they have the right to duplicate, print, publish, or sell their content under the regulation that this act offers. In addition, the act clarifies that if an individual commits an infringement or violates such regulations may be punished and shall pay to the corresponding author. The law was approved in May 31st,