Today in Copyright History: 4/10
On April 10, 1710, the Statute of Anne took effect in Great Britain. Named after Queen Anne, the statute was the world’s first copyright act, and became the foundation for British and American copyright law. Reposted from the History of Copyright Timeline at the U.S. Copyright Office.
![By Willem Wissing (1656 - 1687) and Jan van der Vaart (1647 - 1721) (Details of artist on Google Art Project) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/539530d2e4b0e3021538f0db/1428675107859-PH60MEY2YZN87USMOYTZ/image-asset.jpeg)