At the heart of copyright law are “conflicting cultural, economic, and political values.”82 Copyright is supposed to cultivate art and literature, protect free markets, and promote free speech.83 Many scholars make a utilitarian argument for the origins of copyright by asserting that without copyright protection, authors, inventors, and composers would have no incentives to create works and distribute them to the public.84
Scholar William Patry, however, points out the limits of this argument in the context of U.S. copyright law where the law affords protections for works that do not need incentives like letters, business documents, and speeches
At the heart of copyright law are “conflicting cultural, economic, and political values.”82 Copyright is supposed to cultivate art and literature, protect free markets, and promote free speech.83 Many scholars make a utilitarian argument for the origins of copyright by asserting that without copyright protection, authors, inventors, and composers would have no incentives to create works and distribute them to the public.84Scholar William Patry, however, points out the limits of this argument in the context of U.S. copyright law where the law affords protections for works that do not need incentives like letters, business documents, and speeches
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