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Representatives from U.S. and Chinese customs agencies strengthened relations by signing an agreement to work together to combat violators of intellectual property rights law.
The nation’s first federal copyright law was enacted in 1790—less than two years after the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. It was signed into law by President George Washington and was one of the major accomplishments of the First Congress