| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Patents - Copyright - 1924 - 394 pages
...periods, the exclusive rights to their writings. The Constitution does not establish copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant...of the public such rights are given. Not that any particluar class of citizens, however worthy. may benefit, hut because the policy is believed to be... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Patents - Copyright - 1925 - 158 pages
...and useful arts will be promoted by securing to authors for limited periods exclusive copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant such rights if it thinks best. Therefore, the only rights that can be assumed by authors and composers are those which come to them... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Patents - 1936 - 1614 pages
...does not establish copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant such right if it thinks best. Not primarily for the benefit of...benefit of the public such rights are given — not to any particular class of citizens, however, where they may benefit, but because tne policy is believed... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on Patents - Copyright - 1936 - 1578 pages
...does not establish copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant such right if it thinks best. Not primarily for the benefit of the author, but primarily for the benefit of tlie public such rights are given — not to any particular class of citizens, however, where they... | |
| Copyright - 1980 - 282 pages
...of two basic precepts of copyright law: 49 that the rights granted by the Copyright Act were given "not primarily for the benefit of the author, but primarily for the benefit of the public," 50 and that the statutory copyright holder is not granted the sole right to "use" the work, but only... | |
| Herbert Allen Howell - Copyright - 1942 - 300 pages
...copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant such rights if it thinks fit. Not primarily for the benefit of the author, but primarily...citizens, however worthy, may benefit, but because tlie policy is believed to be for the benefit of the great body of people, in that it will stimulate... | |
| United States. Congress. House. Committee on the Judiciary - Copyright - 1947 - 400 pages
...periods the exclusive rights to their writings. The Constitution does not establish copyrights, but provides that Congress shall have the power to grant...primarily for the benefit of the public, such rights are Riven. Not that any particular class of citizens, however worthy, may benefit, but because the policy... | |
| United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary - Copyright - 1958 - 312 pages
...writings." It states that the Constitution gives Congress power to grant such rights as it thinks best but "Not primarily for the benefit of the author, but primarily for the benefit of the public. * * *" The proponents have not substained their burden of proving that S. 1870 will be of benefit to... | |
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