The Stamp Act (March 22, 1765) - Britain sets a tax that requires a stamp on all public documents like newspapers or legal documents. The colonists did not like having this tax placed on them. This led to unrest in the colonies and the Stamp Act Congress (October 1765). The Boston Massacre (March 5, 1770 - 5 Boston colonists are shot by British troops.
copyright definition. A grant of an exclusive right to produce or sell a book, motion picture, work of art, musical composition, software, or similar product during a specified period of time.
The meaning of copyright. Copyright is a property right, which authors hold in respect of works which they have created. As a property right (it is often described being an intellectual property), copyright can be bought, sold, leased or mortgaged. Copyright confers an exclusive right to exploit an original work.