The Intent of Copyright Protection

• is to promote the progress of science and the useful arts,
  • so authors get a mini-monopoly as one inducement to develop new work,
  • but copyright is limited when it appears to conflict with the overriding public interest of encouraging further development;

• is not to promote the author's own interests or increase the author's own wealth.

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