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This document includes Clause 8 as it exists in the U.S. Constitution along with a discussion. It states that “Congress shall have power to promote the progress of sciences and useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.” The document goes on to discuss the scope of Congress’ power as well as the power held in the courts, between which an interesting balance is formed.
This Clause and document are clearly connected to the thesis as they form and discuss the entire basis of copyright law and who has the power to enforce it. It is important to remember and realize that much power does lie in the hands of the government as opposed to the view that the power rests in the gatekeepers, copyright owners and infringers. In a sense, this document complicates my thesis in that much of my thesis is focused on the idea that most copyright law is handled below the government.
tagged congress copyright power supreme-court by rebecl ...on 25-NOV-08