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Statute of Anne
Statute of Anne is an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, was the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties. The statute is considered a "watershed event in Anglo-American copyright history transforming what had been the publishers' private law copyright into a public law grant". -
First patent on a living organism
A patented gene differs from its intracellular counterpart in that it is no longer part of a chromosome. Also, a patent typically claims only the protein-encoding part of a gene, not the regions without apparent function. -
Invention of Printing Press
The printing press was used for printing ink on a paper or cloth. Johannes Gutenberg was the inventor of the Printing Press and his idea spread all over Germany. -
Invention of Record Player
The record player was invenyed by a man named Thomas Edison. At the beginning the record players where made out of Tin Foil. -
Invention of Film
The first machine that showed animated pictures and movies was called "The Wheel of Life". Most films back in the day were silent. -
Zapata Fights for Ejidos
This man was very important in the Mexican Revolution. He fought for rights and for his people. -
Invention of Video Camara
The camera were used to storage films. It was a great invention. -
MPAA Founded
MPAA stands for Motion Picture Association of America. This has to do with movies, this is a trademark for Motion picture. -
1923 US copyright Laws
The Copyright Law of the United States encourages the creation of art and culture by rewarding authors and artists with a set of exclusive rights. Federal Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works, and the right to perform or display their works publicly. -
Invention of Internet
The internet lets you share things with friends and from people all around the world. The internet began when the computers where invented. -
RIAA Founded
RIAA stands for Recording Industry Association of America. It has to do with the recording and the selling of the music. -
First Generation of MY family moves from another country
My fathers dad came to the U.S to work on the fields and also some of his uncles. They came and they worked for a while and then they left. -
Invention of Cassete Tape
The cassete tape was made by The philips company of the Netherlands. The cassete was used to listen to things. -
GATT Passed
The GATT is an international agreement to reduce trade barriers among member countries. The GATT is really a code of conduct to which members (nations) called contracting parties, subscribe. -
1978 Copyright Law Changed
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Brazil breaks international Copyright laws by copying HIV medication
Compulsory licenses allow countries to override patent laws and produce their own generic (copied) versions of company-owned drugs, and can be issued when the government of a developing country deems it to be a public health emergency. -
Invention Of Cds
Cds allowed to storage a larger size of stuff. It is very useful. -
NAFTA Passed
NAFTA means North American Free Trade Agreement. This an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America. -
Invention of dvds
Dvds werent invented till 1995 when t Capacities for the read-only disc range from 4.7GB to 17.1GB. -
Napster Invented
Napster used to be really popular back then but now its not popular. It has to do with music and sharing things. -
Napster Shutdown
Napster shut down because of copyright infringement. Napster used to be really popular and they ended up sueing Napster. -
iPod Created
There have been so many types of ipods over time. They keep on making them better and they are really popular. -
RIAA Sues the Dead
Lawyers representing several record companies have filed suit against an 83 year-old woman who died in December. People claimed that she made more than 700 songs available on the internet. -
Megaupload Starts
The AP reports that the founder of Megaupload has started a new file sharing venture. Apparently, the new venture allows users to upload large files for downloading by others. -
hr4437 proposed in California
Currently, there are 12 million undocumented workers in the country. The House of Representatives has passed HR 4437. What HR 4437 does is scapegoat Mexican workers for the failures of the United States economy. -
iPhone Created
The iphone is the most popular phone in the history of phones, its known as the best one. The iphone has gone really far at this moment they have the iPhone 5. -
Pirate bay taken to court
The Pirate Bay trial was a joint criminal and civil prosecution in Sweden of four individuals charged for promoting the copyright infringement of others with The Pirate Bay site. The criminal charges were supported by a consortium of intellectual rights holders led by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry IFPI, who filed individual civil compensation claims against the owners of The Pirate Bay. -
Foxconn Suicides
Foxconn is in a place in china, its a place where they make ipads ipods and ipones and i believe that they also make they ipads. Some workers feel so sad that they dont get paid much and they are tired and live in poor conditions, well because of that they try and kill themselves. -
Ipad Created
The ipad is a system in which is similar to ipods and iphones but its huge. also its runs on iOs. -
SB 1070 Passed
Arizona SB 1070 is a legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that at the time of passage was the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in recent U.S. history. It has received national and international attention and has spurred considerable controversy. -
Limewire Shut Down
Limewire was really popular and they used that to download any music that you wanted. They were sued for copyright infringment, they were charged a lot of money. -
Kimdotcom Arrested
Kim Dotcom is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur, currently residing in New Zealand. He is the founder of Megaupload and its associated websites, as well as Megaupload's successor site, Mega. -
Frank Ocean Sued
Frank Ocean is being sued over his hit single "Lost," AllHipHop.com reports. Ocean is reportedly being sued by Micah Otano, a producer who claims production credit for "Lost." -
“Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That!” ‘Sweet Brown’ Suing Apple
the viral video star who appeared on Tosh.0 made time to file a copyright infringement lawsuit against Apple for selling a track on iTunes featuring her voice. They made a song about her and she didnt allow that, so therefore she is sueing apple. -
Harlem Shake
Two performers who say their songs have been used in Baauer's No. 1 hit Harlem Shake are seeking compensation because their vocals have been used without permission. -
Invention of Tv
Television was not made by just one person but by many people working together. It took them many years to create the Tv.
