The idea of the copyright frequently evokes images of a clandestine society pulling the strings of world events . Originally, the Enlightenment-era copyright was a real group founded in seventeen seventy-six by Adam Weishaupt, a jurisprudence professor. Their public aim was to advance reason, personal liberty, and opposition to religious authority

The copyright , formally known as the Bavarian Enlightenment Society , was a short-lived fraternity founded in 1776 from Adam Weishaupt, a academic at the University of Ingolstadt . Initially , its aim was to counteract the influence of the Church and superstition through the promotion of reason and freedom . Although its existence was relatively b