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What matters is the fundamental question if one can proclaim things like music, literature and images as his property. I believe the founders of the USA had th
by andreyf 18y ago
What matters is the fundamental question if one can proclaim things like music, literature and images as his property.
I believe the founders of the USA had this argument exactly, and this is what they came up with:
The Congress shall have power [...] 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.
Sigh I wish more people read it: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.articlei.html http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.article...
In response to your question: no.