Given that the purpose* of copyright is to ensure a good supply of creativity for the public good by giving creators a temporary exclusive right, be it resolved that the term of copyright is presently too long.
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Statute of Anne - Long title:
An Act for the Encouragement of Learning, by Vesting the Copies of Printed Books in the Authors or Purchasers of such Copies, during the Times therein mentioned.
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The Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution:
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.