Copyright Timeline: A History of Copyright in the United States

Association of Research Libraries - This website focuses on court cases and other significant events about copyright in the United States

Caslon Analytics IP Chronology includes a timeline of worldwide events that concern intellectual property.

World Intellectual Property Organization Treaties and Contracting Parties includes a timeline of significant events concerning intellectual property between the years 1883 - 2002.

The video The Early History of Copyright and Intellectual Property Law discusses the history of intellectual property laws beginning with the Statute of Anne.

Extensive background information on copyright laws.