Article I, Section 8, Clause 8:

[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.

Congress has the power to pass copyright laws that, in its political judgment, will serve the ends of the Copyright Clause. Congress maypromote the Progress of Science(i.e., the creation and dissemination of knowledge and learning) not only by providing incentives for new works, but also by conferring copyright protection to works in the public domain

Understanding the copyright clause and Congress's power. Do you believe that continued extension of time for the copyright holder to own their work is necessary and fair or should Congress stop extending the time of ownership? Why? (When reading the ab