Re: New York Times

On Mon, 1 Apr 1996, Steven G Bosnick wrote:
>
> On Sun, 31 Mar 1996, Margie Wylie wrote:
> >
> > For us layfolk: What is the Statute of Anne?
>
> The Statute of Anne is the commonly used name for a particular
> statute in British law which was enacted in the late 18th century (I'm
> going from memory so I don't have the exact date handy).

The Statute of Anne was 1710.

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