Skeleton Timeline of Copyright law and lawsuits
1662- The Licensing Act
1710- The Statute of Anne
1787- The U.S Constitution
1790- Copyright Act
1831- Revision of the Copyright Act
1834- Wheaton v. Peters
1841- Folsom v. Marsh
1853- Stowe v. Thomas
1870- Revision of Copyright Act
1909- Revision of the U.S. Copyright Act
1973- Williams and Wilkins Co. v. United States
1976- Revision of the U.S. Copyright Act
1976- Classroom Guidelines
1976- CONTU Process
1988- Berne Convention
1991- Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service Co., Inc.
1992- Amendment making copyright renewal automatic
1993- Playboy Enterprises Inc. v. Frena
1995- Religious Technology Center v. Netcom
1996- TRIPS Agreement
1998- Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
1998- Digital Millenium Copyright Act
The History of International Copyright Law