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> Copyright is not a right, it s a privilege given to promote the creation of new works in exchange for reasonable access to that work From the U.S. Constituti
by chaz 15y ago
> Copyright is not a right, it s a privilege given to promote the creation of new works in exchange for reasonable access to that work
From the U.S. Constitution, on the powers of Congress: "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."