Z:gnu-www-ja-shouldbefree--49ed1e-Thus, the Constitution says th/en

Thus, the Constitution says that the purpose of copyright is to &ldquo;promote the Progress of Science and the useful Arts.&rdquo; The Supreme Court has elaborated on this, stating in Fox Film v. Doyal ; that &ldquo;The sole interest of the United States and the primary object in conferring the [copyright] monopoly lie in the general benefits derived by the public from the labors of authors.&rdquo;