Friday, March 7, 2008

On The Constitutional Reasons Behind Copyright And Patents

So it seems Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were both skeptical about patents and copyrights. Well I guess our lawmakers don't care much about what those guys had to say. I haven't read all the way through this article series, but of the small taste I've had so far it looks quite interesting.

From digg:
Mike Masnick of Techdirt.com writes another insightful article on intellectual property. This one looks at the roots of copyrights and patents in the US Constitution. Short and highly readable.

read more | digg story

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