On Fri, Feb 09, 2007 at 04:44:04PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote: > > Article I, Section 8. > > The actual language in the constitution states that "The 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;" > > Note the word "limited." > Arguably, since corporations are legal *persons* but have a potentially indefinite lifespan, 125 years (or life + 50 years) *is* a limited time.
Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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