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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
The public didn't create it, nor do they own the rights.
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Which is why the originators of the U.S. Constitution gave the creators a limit right to ownership of their ideas.
Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution:
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;
Since you seem to ignore Daithi's list, I'll ask it again.
What about patents? Should Whitney's inheritors still be receiving royalties from the Cotton Gin? Should drug companies receive royalties forever for their drug inventions? How about Bach and Beethoven?
Good luck..