UK copyright laws have been in place since the early 1700's
The current UK copyright law is the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988, as amended.
Ghana adopted UK copyright law in 1911.
The Copyright Act 1965 is an outdated UK copyright law; the current law is the Copyright Designs and Patents Act 1988.
The 1988 Copyright Designs and Patents Act, as amended.
The specific law varies from country to country. In the US, it is the Copyright Act 1976; in the UK, it is the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act 1988.
The Copyright, Designs, and Patents Act of 1988 is the current intellectual property law in the UK.
1709, in the Statute of Anne.
In the US, "copyright law" refers to Title 17 of the United States Code, simply called "Copyrights." In the UK, it means the Copyright, Design, and Patents Act of 1988, called the Copyright Act for short.
Parliament amends and expands copyright law as needed, within the bounds of the Berne Convention.
There are a few websites one can use to find a copyright attorney. 'Find Law' allows one to search for copyright attorney's by state. 'Contact Law' provides a similar service in the UK.
A truly remarkable question. The Australian Federation existed for about 20 years in the late 19th century. Australian copyright law dates from 1848, when it was based on UK law; the current law is Copyright Act 1968 as amended.
The world's first copyright law, and the commencement of copyright in the UK, was the Queen Anne Statute, or "An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned". It was passed by the English Parliament on 10 April 1710.The purpose of this was to protect work of authors, but copyright laws have now extended to all forms of media. The Queen Anne Statute was the origin of all modern copyright laws.