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17 Foundations of US Copyright Law 1787 Sec 8 Clause 8 of the US Constitution gived inventrs and authors a temporary exclusive right to their work. 1790 An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by Securing the Copies of Maps, Charts, and Books... 18 Early evolution of US Copyright Law 1831 1831: Revision of the Copyright Act 1834 1834: Wheaton v. Peters 1841 1841: Folsom v. Marsh 1853 1853: Stowe v. Thomas 1870 1870: Revision of Copyright Act 1886 1886: Berne Convention 1891 1891: International Copyright Treaty

19 Law & Technology 09 1909: Revision of the US Copyright Act 73 1973: Williams and Wilkins Co. v. United States 76 1976: Revision of the US Copyright Act 83 1983: Encyclopedia Britannica Educational Corp. v. Crooks 86 1986: Maxtone-Graham v. Burtchaell 87 1987: Salinger v. Random House 88 1988: Berne Convention 90 1990: Circulation of Computer Software 93 1993: NII & Playboy 94 95 Netcom, Scientology & The White Paper 96 MDS, TRIPS, WIPO, Databases 98 99 20 Digital Everything 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014