United States copyright law traces its lineage back to the British Statute of Anne, which influenced the first U.S. Main article: History of copyright law of the United States
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These exclusive rights are subject to a time limit, and generally expire 70 years after the author's death or 95 years after publication.
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With the stated purpose to promote art and culture, copyright law assigns a set of exclusive rights to authors: to make and sell copies of their works, to create derivative works, and to perform or display their works publicly. The Copyright Law of the United States grants monopoly protection for "original works of authorship".