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First Foreign Work Registration

Name: First Foreign Work Registration
Start: 1891-07-03
Location: Washington, D.C.

When: July 3, 1891
Where: Washington, D.C.
Part of: International Copyright Act of 1891 passed by the 51st US Congress

On July 3, 1891, the first foreign work, a play by Henry Arthur Jones, was registered under the new act.

Following the act's passage, the first foreign work registered was 'Saints and Sinners' by British author Henry Arthur Jones. This event demonstrated the practical application of the new law, which required foreign works to be deposited in Washington, D.C., on or before the day of publication.

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