What important law did Noah Webster help to establish in 1831?
The Copyright Act
The Patent Act
The Trademark Act
The Intellectual Property Act
Answer
Noah Webster helped to establish the Copyright Act of 1831, which was designed to protect the intellectual property of authors and publishers. The act gave authors exclusive rights to their works for a period of 28 years, which could be renewed for an additional 28 years.
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