It was illegal until 1967, and he was a copper.
Subsequent copyright extension acts mean the music will be illegal until 2042.
The occupation was illegal until 16 February 1920 when the allies took steps to find a legal basis.
There, their sale and manufacture remained illegal until the 1970s.
But that wasn't actually illegal in the United States until 1977.
The practice was illegal in England from 1367 until 1824.
In English law, abortion did not become illegal until 1803.
Stock option programs were illegal in Germany until 1998 and are still rare.
Fixing game shows did not become illegal until 1960.
It's about time that transition from parliament to "industry", in any shape or form, is illegal until 10 years after the fact.