The Historical Law and Economics of the First Copyright Act
Year: 2006
Type: article
Abstract: In this paper, an economic analysis of the first copyright Act, the Statute of Anne of 1710, is described. Part I covers the emergence of common law copy-right and the enactment of the Statute of Anne. Part II examines the provisions of the Statute of Anne from a law and economic perspective, and shows that contrary to popular belief that the Statute of Anne strengthened publishers ' monopoly power, the provisions had the effect, at least in theory, of reducing the market power of copyright owners. In all, this paper provides a historical law and economic perspective of one aspect of copyright law.
Author: Dennis W. K. Khong
Institution: Multimedia University
Language: English
Topic: Intellectual Property Law
Subfield: Law
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2111397940