Re:IP
by andreyf on Tuesday June 03, 2008 @02:09AM
(#207697)
What matters is the fundamental question if one can proclaim things like music, literature and images as his property.
I believe the founders of the USA had this argument exactly, and this is what they came up with:
The Congress shall have power [...] 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.
I believe the founders of the USA had this argument exactly, and this is what they came up with:
The Congress shall have power [...] 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.
Sigh I wish more people read it: http://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/constitution.article...
In response to your question: no.