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Invention of The Printing Press
A printing press is a device for evenly printing ink onto a print medium such as paper or cloth. Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press with replaceable/moveable wooden or metal letters in 1436. -
Statute of Anne
This is the first copyright act in the world, the British Statute of Anne, from 1710. Later, this law had great influence on emerging U.S. copyright laws. In fact, the first U.S. copyright law began with "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning" —words taken directly from the Statute of Anne. -
Invention of 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
Radio owes its development to two other inventions, the telegraph and the telephone, all three technologies are closely related. Radio technology began as "wireless telegraphy" by Guglielmo Marconi. -
Invention of Film
The first machine patented in the United States that showed animated pictures or movies was a device called the "wheel of life" or "zoopraxiscope". Patented in 1867 by William Lincoln, moving drawings or photographs were watched through a slit in the zoopraxiscope. -
Invention of the record Player
Records, used to record sound, were invented in 1877 by Thomas Alva Edison, who invented the first machine to record and play back sounds. The recordings played on such a device generally consist of wavy lines that are either scratched, engraved, or grooved onto a rotating cylinder or disc. As the cylinder or disc rotates, a stylus or needle traces the wavy lines and vibrates to reproduce the recorded sound waves. -
Zapata Fights for Ejidos
Emiliano Zapata Salazar (Spanish pronunciation: [emiˈljano saˈpata]; 8 August 1879 – 10 April 1919) was a leading figure in the Mexican Revolution, which broke out in 1910, and which was initially directed against the president Porfirio Díaz. He formed and commanded an important revolutionary force, the Liberation Army of the South, during the Mexican Revolution. Followers of Zapata were known as Zapatistas.[1] He is a figure from the Mexican Revolution era who is still revered today. -
Invention of 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. -
MPAA founded
The Motion Picture Association of America is an American trade association that represents the six big Hollywood studios. -
1923 US copyright Laws
The Copyright Law of the United States encourages 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 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.time to negotiate the removal of barriers to international trade. -
RIAA founded
The Recording Industry Association of America is a trade organization that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legally sold recorded music in the United States." RIAA has its headquarters in Washington, D.C. -
Invention of Cassette Tape
The first cassette tape was produced in 1958 by RCA Victor. It was 5” x 7”, however it never gained popularity. The cassette tape was invented for a number of reasons. The biggest reason was that it offered an easier, more compact way then the reel-to-reel tapes that had been used up until the 1960′s. -
Invention of Internet
A single person did not create the Internet that we know and use today. Below is a listing of several different people who've helped contribute and develop the Internet. -
1978 Copyright Law Changed
The Act spells out the basic rights of copyright holders, codified the doctrine of "fair use," and for most new copyrights adopted a unitary term based on the date of the author's death rather than the prior scheme of fixed initial and renewal terms. -
Invention of CDs
The compact disc or CD was introduced in the year 1982. It was originally developed for storing digital audio and digital data. It all started in the year 1979, when Philips and Sony got together to design a new digital audio disc. The team leaders of this project were Kees Immink and Toshitada Doi. -
First Patent on a living organism
As patents on genes lead to the development of life-saving medicines, DNA sequences are becoming a hot commodity. Yet some critics argue that genes ought not to be intellectual property -
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. The agreement came into force on January 1, 1994. It superseded the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. -
Brazil breaks international Copyright laws by copying HIV medication
Although Brazil's aggressive efforts to provide AIDS drugs to those in need did not immediately raise eyebrows internationally, they would eventually land the country in an international patent dispute. Brazil's pioneering efforts helped spark a debate over how drug companies could be given incentives to innovate, while allowing poor countries access to desperately needed drugs. -
Invention of DVD
"DVD" was originally an acronym for "digital video disc" or “digital videodisc”; then for "digital versatile disc", to indicate its potential for non-video applications. The DVD Forum never reached a consensus on the matter, however, and so today the official name of the format is simply "DVD"; the letters do not "officially" stand for anything. -
Napster shutdown
The injunction will go into effect at midnight Friday, after the nation’s largest record producers post a $5 million bond against any financial losses Napster suffers from being shut down pending trial. -
I pod Invented
The iPod is a line of portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc. 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. -
Pirate bay taken to court
In 2009, the website’s founders were put on trial in Sweden, charged with facilitating illegal downloading of copyrighted material. They were found guilty and sentenced to a year in prison with a fine of 30 million. -
RIAA sues the dead
Lawyers representing several record companies have filed suit against an 83 year-old woman who died in December, claiming that she made more than 700 songs available on the internet. -
hr4437 proposed in California
What HR 4437 does is scapegoat Mexican workers for the failures of the United States economy. HR 4437 makes it a felony to be an undocumented worker it this country, and also criminalizes the act of helping undocumented people. The bill also includes provision to build a 700-mile wall along the border. -
Iphone Invented
The iPhone is one of the most popular cell phones on the market. Although it is a phone it is capable of many functions including; web browsing, navigation, running applications such as games and much more. -
Kandi Burruss Sues Kim Zolciak for Copyright Infringement
The lawsuit was filed in Atlanta earlier this week and claims that Kandi and her fellow songwriter, Rodney Richard, are owners of the song. -
Foxconn Suicides
Around 150 Chinese workers at Foxconn, the world's largest electronics manufacturer, threatened to commit suicide by leaping from their factory roof in protest at their working conditions. -
Ipad created
The iPad 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. The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard. The iPad has built-in Wi-Fi and, on some models, cellular connectivity. -
SB1070 Passes
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.It has received national and international attention and has spurred considerable controversy. -
Limewire Shut Down
A federal court in New York issued a "permanent injunction" against LimeWire late on Tuesday, ruling that the platform intentionally caused a "massive scale of infringement" by permitting the sharing of thousands of copyrighted works by its 50 million monthly users. -
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. -
Kimdotcom Arrested
Kim Tim Jim Vestor is a German-Finnish Internet entrepreneur, currently residing in New Zealand. He is the founder of Megaupload and its associated websites as well as Megaupload's successor site, Mega. -
Megaupload starts
The AP reports that the founder of Megaupload has started a new file sharing venture. Apparently, the new venture allows users to upload large files for downloading by others. -
Matrix directors sued for alleged copyright infringement
Andy and Lana Wachowski, the writer-director duo behind The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolution, are being sued for $ 300 million by a writer who claims that the siblings stole his idea. -
'Knock Out' makers lose copyright infringement case
The case has finally arrived at a conclusion. “The first case was filed just before Knock Out was about to release. At that time, the court had passed an injunction against the release after watching both the films.
