My guess is that it might have had an impact on the copyright legislation Congress was contemplating in 1906, when Twain made his appearance at a hearing wearing his blazing white linen suit, creating his own headlines. Martin Zehr -----Original Message----- From: "Julie N Ward" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: 2/23/2017 2:22 PM To: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: A question for any and all on the forum: Twain and law Hello all, Does anyone know if a Mark Twain story/essay/piece ever influenced (directly or indirectly) public legislation? Thanks!