Show copyright acts tho the first net act providing for the copyright of books and other publications IP in the united states was passed henrs ago the term of copyright was then fixed at 11 14 years with tho the hoge of 0 renewal for 14 years longer jn 1811 the period was extended to 28 years and providing for a renewal for 14 years for neatly a hundred yenn after the passing parsing of the first copyright law tile the protect protection lon was extended only to citizens of the united stater state tn in england Engin nl a similar injustice was practiced upon americans although alie tit british government did permit foreigners fore tellers to take out a copyright provided their work was first published in england and the luthor was itt at the he time of publication where within the g do M inions international copyright convent conventions lons now exist aalst between nearly nil all nation tho the first copyright net act in england was passed in 1700 1701 riving giving protection for 11 14 1 1 years and for the no authora thors life 4 af f then living in 1814 tile the english law WOR was amended by extending the period to IS yeara |