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In the US, the constitutional basis for these rights is not the same as physical property rights. In fact, in addition to being limited in time and scope, it i
by scarecrowbob 13y ago
In the US, the constitutional basis for these rights is not the same as physical property rights. In fact, in addition to being limited in time and scope, it is explicitly to promote the general advancement of the arts and sciences... you might not like that as a reason, but that is the reason.
- rmc 13y agoAnd alas, the European Convention on Human rights dies not have any limitation on copyright like the USA, nor mention the motivation for having copyright at all! There are some parts if USA constitutional law that are nice.
- scarecrowbob 13y agoIndeed, there are many good points. That doesn't stop the MPAA lobbying to have "limited" interpreted as "forever minus one day", but at least it's in there.