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Long title | An Act to Amend the Several Acts Respecting Copyrights |
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Effective | February 3, 1831 |
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Statutes at Large | 4 Stat. 436 |
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The Copyright Act of 1831[1] was the first major revision to the U.S. Copyright Law. The bill is largely the result of lobbying efforts by American lexicographer Noah Webster.
The key changes in the Act included: