While I’m not terribly familiar with the Statute of Anne, the Wikipedia entry clearly states it was the first copyright law to be regulated by the public and gr

While I’m not terribly familiar with the Statute of Anne, the Wikipedia entry clearly states it was the first copyright law to be regulated by the public and granted copyright to authors which could then transfer that right to a publisher. “It also marked the first time that copyright had been vested primarily in the author, rather than the publisher, and also the first time that the injurious treatment of authors by publishers was recognized; regardless of what authors signed away, the second 14-year term of copyright would automatically return to them.” Your source, as best I can tell, has nothing to do with work for hire or collaborative works. While trying to find more information, I came across this article from Cornell[0] that suggests the idea that an employer would own the work of its employees was a novel concept that originated in the late 1800s and was codified in 1909. That’s long after the Statute of Anne and early US copyright laws. While your idea is certainly not one I’m familiar with, you seem relatively confident in it. Is there something I’m missing? 0 - https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3413&context=clr https://scholarship.law.cornell.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?arti...