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It was created to allow the United States to make money printing books without paying for them but not allowing other countries to print their books. Later it
by vasco 4y ago
It was created to allow the United States to make money printing books without paying for them but not allowing other countries to print their books.
Later it was expanded to keep poor countries and people from affording medicine.
All enforced by threat of economic sanctions with the full backing of the US armed forces.
Reading on the history of copyright would be a good start before perpetuating misconceptions.
- encomiast 4y agoThe idea of copyright predates the United States. The English ‘Statute of Anne’ of 1710 is typically cited as the first modern expression.
- vasco 4y agoIn the world of copyright and patents, there's a before and an after the USA. Anyone trying to make a different case must be trying to fool themselves.
- breck 4y agoThis. People (naively or dishonestly) think because the text is "To promote the progress of science and useful arts", that it must be the case it does this. Powerful people wouldn't lie, would they? In reality (c)opywrong and patent law does the opposite. It promotes the collection of money and power to the 1% to the detriment of the progress of science and useful arts.
- pbhjpbhj 4y agoHow does that story fit with USA being 100 years later to the Paris Convention?