# Are US copyright laws unconstitutional: Default states semantics

Canonical page: https://dominiklukes.net/writing/2008-02-23-are-us-copyright-unconstitutional-default-states-semantics

The piece argues that the US Constitution's default meaning of limited copyright conflicts with laws that extend corporate control without promoting progress.

Blog post · Hermeneutic Heretic · 23 February 2008

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## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 23 February 2008
- Published in: Hermeneutic Heretic
- Language: English

Topics: copyright, united-states, framing, law.

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