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Originally Posted by gideongallery
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Hm. Okay, let's take a look at the link you posted..
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The Statute of Anne, short title Copyright Act 1709 8 Anne c.19; long title An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned, was the first copyright statute in the Kingdom of Great Britain (thus the United Kingdom, see Copyright law of the United Kingdom). It was enacted in 1709 and entered into force on 10 April 1710. It is generally considered to be the first fully-fledged copyright statute. It is named for Queen Anne, during whose reign it was enacted.
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Ha ha. So Gideon is telling that the laws of Great Britain apply in Germany?
Just FYI, those are two seperate countries with their own laws.
Gideon, here is a historical map from 1709. As you can see, just like today, Germany never was part of Great Britain.
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http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/p...atlas1709.html