Humm,
Copyright started in England I think. Statute of Anne was written so Creators of Literature could profit some for their creations. All copyright has a life and then goes into Public Domain. You can Google Statute of Anne to read all about it.
U.S Copyright Pre-dates the U.S. Constitution.

Last edited by Ray E. Strode; 08/05/19 04:58 PM.

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