# Statute of Anne

> the first statute to provide for copyright regulated by the government and courts, rather than by private parties

**Wikidata**: [Q615405](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q615405)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Anne)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/statute-of-anne


## References

1. Oxford Companion to the Book (First Edition)
2. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013