This innovative book celebrates the tri centenary of modern copyright which began with the enactment of the statute of anne by the british parliament in 1709 and was soon followed by other copyright legislation abroad the statute of anne is traditionally claimed to be the worlds first copyright statute and is thus viewed as the origin of a system of national laws that today exists in virtually all countries of the world however this book illustrates that while there is some truth in . Wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. Three hundred years since the statute of anne from 1709 to cyberspace edited by lionel bently uma suthersanen and paul torremans this innovative book celebrates the tri centenary of modern copyright which began with the enactment of the statute of anne by the british parliament in 1709 and was soon followed by other copyright legislation abroad. This innovative book celebrates the tri centenary of modern copyright which began with the enactment of the statute of anne by the british parliament in 1709 and was soon followed by other copyright legislation abroad the statute of anne is traditional. Three hundred years since the statute of anne from 1709 to cyberspace edited by lionel bently uma suthersanen and paul torremans this innovative book celebrates the tri centenary of modern copyright which began with the enactment of the statute of anne by the british parliament in 1709 and was soon followed by other copyright legislation abroad