It varies from country to country. Most European countries' laws at that time would have related to the Berne Convention of 1886.
It depends on the country. In the US, it would have been the 1831 Copyright Act.
Copyright Act, 1957, and Copyright Rules, 1958, as amended.
No you can get arrested for fraud.
How did mines change since 1750 to 1900?
what has changed in tower hamlets since 1900
What countries of the world are currently under Spanish rule
since 1900
Harry Truman is the only US President since 1900 who not graduate from college,
I think the largest Earthquake since 1900 was in Chile (may, 1960) and it had a magnitude of 9.5
As a general rule, parents can be held liable for damages caused by the actions of their children, including copyright infringement.
Not on works created since 1978.
Not since 1978.