Protection for intellectual property dates back to:
A) just after WWI
B) soon after the Civil War
C) about 1900
D) the 1950s
E) none of the other choices are correct

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Protection for intellectual property dates back much further than any of the options provided. The first known intellectual property protection is the Copyright Act of 1710, also known as the Statute of Anne, in Britain, and the United States Constitution of 1787, which allowed Congress to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

Protection for Intellectual Property Dates Back To