>as it's integral to capitalism functioning Copyright in the united states begins in 1776 and even earlier in Europe. At this time the economy consisted almost

>as it's integral to capitalism functioning Copyright in the united states begins in 1776 and even earlier in Europe. At this time the economy consisted almost solely of agriculture as well as some light manufacturing. So it seems highly unlikely that the authors of the constitution saw copyright as "integral to capitalism functioning" rather than as a way to promote the arts. Regarding your second point: >The first statutory police force is believed to be the High Constables of Edinburgh, who were created by the Scottish parliament in 1611 to "guard their streets and to commit to ward all person found on the streets after the said hour".[0] I understand that you will likely view this source through a communist lens, and I wouldn't either take every primary source at face value but having a city watch and balif was common. As goverments became more centralized these were replaced by "police" but it is misleading to say police were simply invented one day, and that it was invented soley with ulterior motives. [0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_criminal_justice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_criminal_justice