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History of Copyright Protection
| The very first time that copyright protection was mentioned was in the 6th century in Ireland. Diarmaid, High King of Ireland judgment against the Christian missionary Saint Columba was because of plagiarism. |
In Europe, copyright protection came about as a result of government regulation on activities of printers. Various European governments passed laws which made it mandatory for printers to have official licenses for producing and trading books. The license permitted the printer to have sole authority to print books, and other printers could not do the same for those books. The license given to the printers for a particular period of time, and thereafter, the same had to be renewed.
The history of copyright protection in England is nearly 300 years old. The first Copyright Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1709, and it referred to as the Statute of Anne. This statute gave exclusive rights to book authors rather than book publishers, which was the case till then. The time limit for exclusive and unshared rights to book authors was set at 14 years, after which the rights would be passed on to a public domain.
It was the Berne Convention that set the scope for copyright protection. Outlines of this convention are followed till this very day. The rules laid by the convention made it easier for authors to have copyright laws. They no longer had to register for it. As soon as their works were created by recording into a physical medium, they would have exclusive rights to the work, and any works derived from it, unless they disclaim their rights or the copyright expires.
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History of Zodiac Signs
Zodiac signs have always fascinated the believers and non-believers at some point of their lifetime. The history of zodiac signs could go back to a time when people used them to predict futures, destinies or even the weather conditions. The origination of the zodiac signs was believed to have come from Babylonia and Egypt. However, the advanced study of zodiac signs is said to have come from India and China.More..
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