Copyright, patents, and trademarks are — unlike most things the federal government does — enumerated in the Constitution as within Congress’s purview. They are helpful for fostering research and innovation.
Abused, however, copyright is a way for well-established businesses to extract wealth from the economy, knee-cap competitors, and quash innovation.
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