of international copyright treaties and conventions that the United States is now a part of (e.g. Berne Convention, Universal Copyright Convention, WIPO). Presidents grant international copyrights The following is a timeline of presidents granting copyright to other countries: July 1, 1891: Belgium, France, Switzerland, Great Britain and its colonies by Benjamin Harrison April 15, 1892: German Empire by Benjamin Harrison October 31, 1892: Italy by Benjamin Harrison May 8, 1893: Denmark by Grover Cleveland July 20, 1893: Portugal by Grover Cleveland July 10, 1895: Spain by Grover Cleveland February 27, 1896: Mexico by Grover Cleveland May 25, 1896: Chile by Grover Cleveland October 19, 1899: Costa Rica by William McKinley November 20, 1899: The Netherlands by William McKinley November 17, 1903: Cuba by Theodore Roosevelt July 1, 1905: Norway by Theodore Roosevelt The Copyright Act of 1909 had its own prescriptions for extending copyright to other countries. See also Bilateral copyright agreements of the United States Further reading Allingham, Philip V. The Victorian Web. "Nineteenth-Century British and American Copyright Law." Bowden, Edwin T. American Literature. "Henry James and the Struggle for International Copyright: An Unnoticed Item in the James Bibliography." v. 24, no. 4: 1953 p. 537(3). Goldstein, Paul. American Literature. "Copyright's Highway: From Gutenberg to the Celestial Jukebox.", revised edition, 2003, Stanford University Press, , p. 150-151. References External links Allingham, Philip V.: Nineteenth-Century British and American Copyright Law Arts & Humanities Research Council: International Copyright Act (The Chace Act), Washington D.C. (1891) Laws.com: International Copyright Act of 1891 Overview Post, David G.: Some Thoughts on the Political Economy of Intellectual Property: A Brief Look at the International Copyright Relations of the United States US Copyright Office: International Copyright US Copyright Office: International Copyright Relations of the United States US Copyright Office: Notable Dates in American Copyright 1783-1969 West, James L. W.: The Chace Act and Anglo-American Literary Relations WIPO: Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Archival footage of a discussion about The Copyright Act and Fair Use Doctrine in regards to dance material at Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival. United States federal copyright legislation Copyright legislation 1891 in law 1891 in American law March 1891 events