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Re:The US copyright office has struck down a major effort fo... by mrighele on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @03:43PM (#42259553)
For Americans, the utilitarian argument is made in the Constitution:

_"The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises [...] 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"_ [1]

[1] https://constitution.congress.gov/constitution/

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Re:The US copyright office has struck down a major effort fo... by cess11 on Thursday November 28, 2024 @01:12AM (#42262869)
Doesn't say anything about "benefit society as a whole".
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