Suppose Thereafter, in 1831, 1909, 1976, and 1998, and in numerous private copyright bills and temporary extensions of the copyright law and in repeated patent law revisions, Congress extended the terms of Federal copyright and patent protection of subsisting works.
Can we infer that "The terms of Federal copyright were first extended in the 19th century "? Yes, no, or maybe?
Suppose Thereafter, in 1831, 1909, 1976, and 1998, and in numerous private copyright bills and temporary extensions of the copyright law and in repeated patent law revisions, Congress extended the terms of Federal copyright and patent protection of subsisting works. Can we infer that "The terms of Federal copyright were first extended in the 19th century "? Yes, no, or maybe?