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The allowance for copyright law to exist in the USA is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts"; with a similar intent to patents to eventually brin
by white-flame 8y ago
The allowance for copyright law to exist in the USA is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts"; with a similar intent to patents to eventually bring more quality things into the public domain. So yes, anything outside of that, regardless of invention of non-science/useful-arts, and regardless of profitability, is fair game.
Any other enforcements and punishments are overreaches by government on behalf of lobbying. Many agree that the scope and punishments on the books in the USA far outweigh the punished behavior, and these are being foisted upon the rest of the world in strong-armed multinational agreements, against the will of the people on the receiving ends.
- pathseeker 8y ago> The allowance for copyright law to exist in the USA is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts"; with a similar intent to patents to eventually bring more quality things into the public domain. So yes, anything outside of that, regardless of invention of non-science/useful-arts, and regardless of profitability, is fair game. Can you give an example of what is outside of science and arts that you think is fair game?
- white-flame 8y agoNot "arts", but "Useful Arts" which are things like industry skills & practices, a specific term from the time of writing. An easy example would be the Happy Birthday song. edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_arts https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Useful_arts