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Mar 20, 1454
Invention of The Printing Press
printing press is a device for evenly printing ink onto a print medium (substrate) such as paper or cloth. The device applies pressure to a print medium that rests on an inked surface made of moveable type, thereby transferring the ink. -
Statue of Anne
The Statute of Anne (c.19), an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, was the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties.Prior to the statute's enactment in 1710, copying restrictions were authorized by the Licensing Act of 1662. -
Brazil Breaks International Copyright Laws by copying HIV meds
Brazil got in conflict with the us because they copyrighted the HIV meds. They went into the international court and brazil won the case because they found that as a nice thing to do. -
Invention of the record Player
The record player was originally invented in America by Thomas A. Edison the creator of the light bulb and other inventions. It was invented by Thomas in 1877. When he put the disc on the machine, the pin went onto the groove and vibrated according to the texture of the groove. This was called “hill-and-dale” method. -
invention of film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still images on a strip of plastic which, when run through a projector and shown on a screen, creates the illusion of moving images.The process of filmmaking is both an art and an industry. -
Invention of the TV
Television was not invented by a single inventor, instead many people working together and alone over the years, contributed to the evolution of television. -
Invention of radio station
adio owes its development to two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone, all three technologies are closely related. Radio technology began as "wireless telegraphy".
Radio can refer to either the electronic appliance that we listen with or the content listened to -
Zapata Fights for Ejidos
He was a Mexican revolutionary, champion of agrarianism, and fought in guerrilla actions during and after the Mexican Revolution (1911-17).He served for six months, at which point he was discharged to a landowner to train his horses. -
1923 US copyright Laws
The Copyright Law of the United States intends to encourage the creation of art and culture by rewarding authors and artists with a set of exclusive rights. Federal Copyright law grants authors and artists the exclusive right to make and sell copies of their works, the right to create derivative works, and the right to perform or display their works publicly. These exclusive rights are subject to a time limit, and generally expire 70 years after the author's death. -
GATT passed
The GATT is "an international agreement to reduce trade barriers among member countries. The GATT is really a code of conduct to which members [nations] called contracting parties, subscribe. Since the first nations signed the agreement in 1947, it has become the chief international agreement on world trade. The GATT deals with a wide range of commercial policies. Contracting parties meet from time to time to negotiate the removal of barriers to international trade. -
Invention of Internet
he Internet got its start in the United States more than 50 years ago as a government weapon in the Cold War.Today, we use the Internet for almost everything, and for many people it would be impossible to imagine life without it. -
RIAA Founded
The RIAA was formed in 1952.Its original mission was to administer recording copyright fees and problems, work with trade unions and do research relating to the record industry and government regulations.Early RIAA standards included the RIAA equalization curve, the format of the stereophonic record groove and the dimensions of 33 1/3 rpm, 45 rpm, and 78 rpm records. -
Invention of the video camera
The complete history of the video camera is contained within only the last century or so, but as with many forms of modern technology, no one person is solely credited as having invented the video camera. John Baird, a Scottish engineer, was one of the earliest pioneers in capturing moving images for television production. -
Invention of Cassette Tape
The Compact Cassette or Musicassette (MC), also commonly called cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback. Between the early 1970s and the late 1990s, the cassette was one of the two most common formats for prerecorded music, first alongside the LP record and later the Compact Disc.[2] -
George Harrison vs Bright Tunes Music Corp.
George Harrison’s ‘My Sweet Lord’ was released January 15, 1971 and hit the charts on January 23, 1971 as George Harrison’s first solo single. It was released under the Apple label and enjoyed the number one spot originally for five weeks, then in 2002, again for one week. -
1978 Copyright Law Changed
The Copyright Act of 1976 is a United States copyright law and remains the primary basis of copyright law in the United States, as amended by several later enacted copyright provisions. It became Public Law number 94-553 on October 19, 1976 and went into effect on January 1, 1978. -
Invention of CDs
The compact disc, or CD for short, is an optical disc used to store digital data, and was originally developed to store and play back sound recordings only. udio CDs and audio CD players have been commercially available since October 1982. -
Michael Bolton vs the Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers isn’t as well known a name as Michael Bolton, but unfortunately for Mr. Bolton, they share a song with the same name and some of the same lyrics. The Isley Brothers song was released in 1966 under the name “Love is a Wonderful Thing, Michael Bolton’s song was released in 1991. -
MPAA founded
Founded in 1922 as the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA), it advances the business interests of its members and administers the MPAA film rating system.The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is an American trade association that represents the six big Hollywood studios. -
NAFTA Passed
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is an agreement signed by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, creating a trilateral trade bloc in North America.It superseded the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. -
Invention of the dvd
What we know as DVD was invented and produced in 1995 by Panasonic, Sony, Toshiba, and Philips. DVD's offered a higher storage capacity than Compact Disc (CD's) while having the same dimensions. Prerecorded DVD's are mass produced using molding machines that physically stamp data onto the DVD. -
First Generation of MY family moves from another country
My parents migrated to the u.s in 1994 right before nafta was passed. Which pretty much messed over mexico. -
Napster invented
Napster is a name given to two music-focused online services. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files, typically music, encoded in MP3 format. The original company ran into legal difficulties over copyright infringement, ceased operations and was eventually acquired by Roxio. -
First Patent on a living organism
Pseudomonas putida is a gram-negative rod-shaped saprotrophic soil bacterium. Based on 16S rRNA analysis, P. putida has been placed in the P. putida group, to which it lends its name.It is the first patented organism in the world. Because it is a living organism the patent was disputed and brought before the United States Supreme Court in the historic court case Diamond v. Chakrabarty which the inventor, Ananda Mohan Chakrabarty, won. Jul 9, 1999 -
Limewire Shut Down
in 2000 by Mark Gorton, a former Wall Street trader, LimeWire is now restricted from allowing the searching and sharing of copyrighted material. The website will continue "working with the music industry to move forward", a LimeWire spokeswoman confirmed. -
Napster shutdown
In July 2001, Napster shut down its entire network in order to comply with the injunction. On September 24, 2001, the case was partially settled. Napster agreed to pay music creators and copyright owners a $26 million settlement for past, unauthorized uses of music, as well as an advance against future licensing royalties of $10 million. In order to pay those fees, Napster attempted to convert their free service to a subscription system. -
I pod Invented
The first line was released on November 10, 2001, its most recent redesigns announced on September 12, 2012.There are four current versions of the iPod: the ultra-compact iPod Shuffle, the compact iPod Nano, the touchscreen iPod Touch, and the hard drive-based iPod Classic. -
Kim Dotcom Arrested
Kim Dotcom was arrested for letting people download free music and movies online. They had arrested him, but he bailed out because he's rich. -
hr4437 proposed in California
It was passed by the United States House of Representatives on December 16, 2005 by a vote of 239 to 182 (with 92% of Republicans supporting, 82% of Democrats opposing), but did not pass the Senate.Requires up to 700 miles (1120 km) of fence along the US-Mexican border at points with the highest number of illegal border crossings. -
Iphone Invented
The original iPhone was released in June 2007.
While many events led up to the invention of the iPhone, the date that the original iPhone was released was June 29, 2007. That's when the iPhone made its debut to the public and became available for consumer purchase. However, the iPhone was the latest step in a long series of research projects begun by Steve Jobs and Apple long before this date -
Foxconn suicides
The Foxconn suicides occurred between January and November 2010 when eighteen Foxconn employees attempted suicide with fourteen deaths. The suicides drew media attention, and employment practices at Foxconn, a large contract manufacturer, were investigated by several of its customers including Apple and HP. -
Ipad created
The iPad (/ˈaɪpæd/ eye-pad) is a line of tablet computers designed and marketed by Apple Inc., which runs Apple's iOS operating system.The first iPad was released on April 3, 2010; the most recent iPad models, the fourth-generation iPad and iPad Mini, were released on November 2, 2012. -
Riaa sues the dead
Till now the RIAA Sued a Dead man for an illegal download, and DIDN'T drop the case when they found out he was dead -
SB 1070 Passed
The Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act (introduced as Arizona Senate Bill 1070 and thus often referred to simply as Arizona SB 1070) is a legislative Act in the U.S. state of Arizona that at the time of passage was the broadest and strictest anti-illegal immigration measure in recent U.S. history.[2] It has received national and international attention and has spurred considerable controversy -
Court Pirate bay taken to court
The Pirate Bay trial is a joint criminal and civil prosecution in Sweden of four individuals charged for promoting the copyright infringement of others with the torrent tracking website The Pirate Bay.The criminal charges were supported by a consortium of intellectual rights holders led by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, who filed individual civil compensation claims against the owners of The Pirate Bay. -
megaupload starts
Megaupload founder and German national Kim Dotcom claimed a "massive" response to his new file-sharing service on Sunday in New Zealand, exactly one year after he was arrested in the world's biggest online piracy case.egaupload Limited,[1] best known for its closed websites including the top-15 file hosting service megaupload.com -
Johnny Cash vs Gordon Jenkins
This particular case hit the courts, but was settled out of court. The original song in question was recorded on a concept album called Seven Dreams, the song in question was part of the ‘Second Dream: The Conductor”.
