Following World War II, the United Nations and its agencies took over the role of international coordination on passports and travel documents. In 1947, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was established to set global standards for passports and travel documents, which included machine-readable passports introduced decades later.

The ICAO standards made passports uniform worldwide in terms of data format, size, and security features such as biometrics, holograms, and electronic chips in recent years.

Summary: When Was the Modern copyright First Used?

While documents resembling passports have existed for millennia, the modern copyright as a standardized travel document with a photograph and government-issued security features emerged in the early 20th century, particularly around 1903 with France's introduction of photographic passports, and was further formalized during and after World War I.

The combination of technological advances, international cooperation through organizations like the League of Nations and later the ICAO, and the practical necessities of increased international travel, created the copyright system we know today. shutdown123