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Of All The Creative Work Produced By Humans Anywhere, A Tiny Fraction Has Continuing Commercial Value. For That Tiny Fraction, The Copyright Is A Crucially Important Legal Device.

All Of The Great Disney Works Took Works That Were In The Public Domain And Remixed Them.

Monopolies Are Not Justified By Theory; They Should Be Permitted Only When Justified By Facts. If There Is No Solid Basis For Extending A Certain Monopoly Protection, Then We Should Not Extend That Protection. This Does Not Mean That Every Copyright Must Prove Its Value Initially. That Would Be A Far Too Cumbersome System Of Control. But It Does Mean That Every System Or Category Of Copyright Or Patent Should Prove Its Worth. Before The Monopoly Should Be Permitted, There Must Be Reason To Believe It Will Do Some Good -- For Society, And Not Just For Monopoly Holders.

Creativity And Innovation Always Builds On The Past. The Past Always Tries To Control The Creativity That Builds Upon It. Free Societies Enable The Future By Limiting This Power Of The Past. Ours Is Less And Less A Free Society.

Some May Not Like The Constitution's Requirements, But That Doesn't Make The Constitution A Pirate's Charter.