Comment Re:Indeed (Score 1) 198
Sigh. In the U.S., the existence of the Copyright Law is due to Constitution, and the purpose has nothing whatsoever to do with creator's rights. The Copyright Law exists
... 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. (U.S. Constitution. Art. I, Sec. 8.)
Again, let's be clear: the purpose is to promote the progress of science and useful arts. The means of achieving it are to give authors and inventors some rights for a limited time.