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The clause in the US Constitution that gives Congress the power to create copyright laws says "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing
by nommm-nommm 11y ago
The clause in the US Constitution that gives Congress the power to create copyright laws says
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."
The original intent is actually written into the Constitution.
- eru 11y agoThat's the purported intent of the framers of the American constitution. Of course, that's not the origin of copyright laws. Did you know, that there were other countries before the US?