Linguistic amendments were also included; the line in the preamble emphasising that authors possessed books as they would any other piece of property was dropped, and the bill moved from something designed "for Securing the Property of Copies of Books to the rightful Owners thereof" to a bill "for the Encouragement of Learning, by Vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or Purchasers of such Copies".
Полное название «An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned» (Акт о поощрении учёности путём наделения авторов и покупателей правами на копирование печатных книг на нижеуказанный период времени)* В 1710 году «копирайт» означал право использовать печатную машину для тиражирования отдельного произведения.