The argument would be: Because copyright is temporary, it is a legal protection allows one to exploit a their work. But when the protection expires works shoul

The argument would be: Because copyright is temporary, it is a legal protection allows one to exploit a their work. But when the protection expires works should be accessible for the public good. If the public cannot access a work after copyright expires (because of DRM) then then the company will never contribute to the community-good in return for the protection they receive. Those US Founding Fathers were all about laws that ensured progress of Science and useful Arts[0]. Or some such. [0]https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-1/section-8/clause-8/copyrights-and-patents https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-1/sec...