# 1. History of Copyright

[Wikipedia](https://docs.deternet.org/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Patent_Statute) - The **Venetian Patent Statute** of March 19, 1474, established in the [Republic of Venice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Venice "Republic of Venice") the first [statutory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statutory "Statutory") [patent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patent "Patent") system in Europe, and may be deemed to be the earliest codified patent system in the world.<sup class="mw-ref reference" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ladas&quot;},&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mw-reference-text-cite_note-Ladas-1&quot;}}" id="bkmrk-%5B1%5D">[<span class="mw-reflink-text" id="bkmrk-%5B1%5D-2"><span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5B">\[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5D">\]</span></span>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Patent_Statute#cite_note-Ladas-1)</sup><sup class="mw-ref reference" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Teich&quot;},&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mw-reference-text-cite_note-Teich-2&quot;}}" id="bkmrk-%5B2%5D">[<span class="mw-reflink-text" id="bkmrk-%5B2%5D-2"><span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5B-1">\[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5D-1">\]</span></span>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Patent_Statute#cite_note-Teich-2)</sup> The Statute is written in old [Venetian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_dialect "Venetian dialect").<sup class="mw-ref reference" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Ladas&quot;}}" id="bkmrk-%5B1%5D-3">[<span class="mw-reflink-text" id="bkmrk-%5B1%5D-5"><span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5B-2">\[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5D-2">\]</span></span>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Patent_Statute#cite_note-Ladas-1)</sup> It provided that patents might be granted for "any [new](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novelty_(patent) "Novelty (patent)") and ingenious device, not previously made", provided it was useful.<sup class="mw-ref reference" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Kostylo&quot;},&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mw-reference-text-cite_note-Kostylo-3&quot;}}" id="bkmrk-%5B3%5D">[<span class="mw-reflink-text" id="bkmrk-%5B3%5D-2"><span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5B-3">\[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5D-3">\]</span></span>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venetian_Patent_Statute#cite_note-Kostylo-3)</sup> By and large, these principles still remain the basic principles of patent law

Notable copyleft licenses include the [GNU General Public License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License "GNU General Public License") (GPL), originally written by [Richard Stallman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Stallman "Richard Stallman"), which was the first software copyleft license to see extensive use; the [Mozilla Public License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Public_License "Mozilla Public License"); the [Free Art License](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_Art_License "Free Art License"); and the [Creative Commons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons "Creative Commons") [ShareAlike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShareAlike "ShareAlike") license condition<span data-mw="{&quot;parts&quot;:[{&quot;template&quot;:{&quot;target&quot;:{&quot;wt&quot;:&quot;snd&quot;,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;./Template:Snd&quot;},&quot;params&quot;:{},&quot;i&quot;:0}}]}" id="bkmrk-%C2%A0"> </span>– with the last two intended for non-software works, such as documents and pictures, both academic or artistic in nature.<sup class="mw-ref reference" data-mw="{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;ref&quot;,&quot;attrs&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;:0&quot;},&quot;body&quot;:{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;mw-reference-text-cite_note-:0-3&quot;}}" id="bkmrk-%5B3%5D-3">[<span class="mw-reflink-text" id="bkmrk-%5B3%5D-5"><span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5B-4">\[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket" id="bkmrk-%5D-4">\]</span></span>](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyleft#cite_note-:0-3)</sup> [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia "Wikipedia") is copyleft under the [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike "Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike") license

According to Creative Commons many people do not regard default copyright as helping them in gaining the exposure and widespread distribution they want. Creative Commons argue that their [licences](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_Commons_license "Creative Commons license") allow entrepreneurs and artists to employ innovative business models rather than all-out copyright to secure a return on their creative investment.

The copyright developed in the USA. They did not in 1886 sign the Berne convention only since 1989. However, since then the USA has turned the tables nad introduced much more exstensive protection for created work.

Software programs are literally works, by created the vast proprietary software industry where it extracts huge profits year after year.

Copyright for sheet music,

Long history of

In copyright law it has worked over and over again

Eventually, people thought well give it a 100 years why not haha