1790, what did Queen Anna of England promulgate, which is considered as the first copyright law in the world?

Anna Act: Also known as Queen Anna Act. The original name of this law is "The Law Granting Authors and Buyers the Right to Print Books within a Certain Period to Encourage Knowledge Creation", which was promulgated by the British Parliament in 1709 and came into effect in 17 10. This is the first law in the world to protect the rights and interests of authors. According to the law, the copyright protection period enjoyed by the author of a work is 65,438+04 years from the date of its first publication. If the author does not die after the expiration, it can be extended by 14 years. The Anna Act recognized the author as the subject of copyright protection for the first time in the world, established the concept of copyright in the modern sense, and had a great influence on copyright legislation in various countries in the world. 1709 When the Queen Anna Law was promulgated, the forms of expression of works were limited to printing and handwriting, so the works protected by this law prohibited written works and artistic and musical works in written form.