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Originally Posted by HarryT
I don't know what you mean by "was originally intended" - intended by whom? The first modern copyright law is generally regarded as being the "Statute of Queen Anne" in 1709 in Britain; this provided protection for 28 years, and was a successor to the "Licensing Act" of 1662 which established a "register" of licensed books, and protected the rights of a printer to print specific books.
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I was referring to the original statutes in the US.
I will concede there was one time renewal there also.