Copyright
originated hundreds of years ago as a legal and economic tool meant to protect
and incentivize artistic creations. Indeed, the concept is explicitly listed in
the United States Constitution as a means of securing for authors the exclusive
right to their writings. However, copyright’s applicability wasn’t always so
clear when technological advancements occurred at a faster pace than
legislative amendments. The artistic creations that the Constitution described
had been first and foremost a reference to literature and other written works.
The advent of
film, especially as a creative medium, presented a challenge to this historical
understanding. Filmmakers fought tooth and nail to change copyright statutes
into a concept more fitting to the new economy, but decades passed before
legislators took real initiative and laid the foundation for modern protections
against artistic infringement.....To Read More.....
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