Instruct: Given a premise, retrieve hypotheses that are entailed by the premise.
Query: Well, of course, the original statute was replacing a bunch of State statutes or State rules, partly common law, partly statutory, that -- they had kind of a mixed up legal situation, and there was an interest in having one uniform rule for the first time around.
A single statute that could encompass other statutes and common law would hopefully reduce ambiguity and increase consistency. 
Having a uniform rule was a small factor possibly contributing to why the Framers created the Copyright Clause in the Constitution.
The reform was meant to harmonize spelling rules. 
There is more than one prevailing rule.
The statute was repealed
States solved the issue of state copyright laws several years later.
Some legislation is more modern than other legislation.
Its sole purpose was to harmonize the spelling rules
States solved the issue of state copyright laws by suing the government
The original copyright law was amended by the 105th congres
Congress made a law to separate and help older copyright owners
The new rule was embraced by all the boards. 
The uniformity between international countries and the rules of air transportation was not great before this implementation.
The Copyright Clause in the onstitution granted protection because there was an existing common law copyright.
This consensus involved multiple States.
The CTEA was a reason law.
The uniformity of the rules for international air transportation was sloppy before this development.
The lack of common law copyright was highlighted with the Wheaton decision. 
The new rule was well liked. 
The Byrd family felt that a tough new law was needed.
The statute was determined unconstitutional
The statute was renewed
the original statute wasn't replacing common laws and statutory laws.
one uniform rule wasn't interesting to them for the first time around.
the original statute made things easier.