Re: And copyright in Europe goes to..... 70 years

On 2009-04-25 18:52:46 +0200, Simon Roberts <sdsr@xxxxxxxxxxx> said:

Neither copyrights nor patents are mentioned at all in the US
Constitution or amendments. The concept of intellectual property is
one that is codified by law and by international treaty.

(snip)
Umm, Article I, Section 8, Clause 8:

(Congress shall have the 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;


Granting that the *words* 'copyright' and 'patent' are not used, your
statement seems nonetheless questionable, to say the least.

Copyright didn't exist until the late 19th century...

Where? It seems the first copyright statute was enacted in Britain in the early
1700s:

IN the US - the question here was regarding the US Constitution.

Kirk
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