History and Background

AuthorRobert A. Gorman
ProfessionUniversity of Virginia School of Law
Pages1

Copyright is the body of law that deals with the ownership and use oworks of literature, music and art. The basic purpose of copyright is tenrich our society's wealth of culture and information. The means fodoing so is to grant exclusive rights in the exploitation and marketing oa work as an incentive to those who create it. The Founding Fatherphrased this more elegantly-and provided the constitutional source CoCongress's power to enact copyright laws-in article I, section 8, clause of the...

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