| liquidninja said: @Zucas "[Congress shall have the power] to promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries." - U.S. Constitution "The sole interest of the United States and the primary object in conferring the [copyright] monopoly lie in the general benefits derived by the public from the labors of authors." - Supreme Court |
So basically you just provided a quote that pretty much states what I just said as being true. Because that Supreme Court quote means by given creators sole rights to their product it ensures competition which benefits consumers. "General benefits by the public from the labors of authors" is the capitalist view of competition ensuring what is best for the consumer.
Now I want to know what you thought this meant because this quote pretty much confirms what I just said in my post.
