Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution
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The Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant authors exclusive rights to their writings for limited times in order to promote the progress of knowledge and the arts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8672821 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution Context triple: [Patent Clause of the United States Constitution, relatedTo, Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution]
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A.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
The Patent Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries for limited times in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts.
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B.
U.S. Copyright Act
The U.S. Copyright Act is the primary federal statute that defines and governs copyright protection, rights, and limitations in the United States.
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C.
Compact Clause of the United States Constitution
The Compact Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that restricts states from entering into agreements or compacts with other states or foreign powers without the consent of Congress.
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D.
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is a 1998 U.S. law that lengthened the duration of copyright protection, often associated with extending terms for works like those of Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
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E.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 U.S. law that implements international copyright treaties and strengthens protections for digital content, including anti-circumvention measures and safe harbor provisions for online service providers.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution Target entity description: The Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant authors exclusive rights to their writings for limited times in order to promote the progress of knowledge and the arts.
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A.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
The Patent Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant inventors exclusive rights to their discoveries for limited times in order to promote the progress of science and useful arts.
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B.
U.S. Copyright Act
The U.S. Copyright Act is the primary federal statute that defines and governs copyright protection, rights, and limitations in the United States.
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C.
Compact Clause of the United States Constitution
The Compact Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that restricts states from entering into agreements or compacts with other states or foreign powers without the consent of Congress.
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D.
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act
The Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act is a 1998 U.S. law that lengthened the duration of copyright protection, often associated with extending terms for works like those of Disney’s Mickey Mouse.
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E.
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
The Digital Millennium Copyright Act is a 1998 U.S. law that implements international copyright treaties and strengthens protections for digital content, including anti-circumvention measures and safe harbor provisions for online service providers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional clause
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intellectual property clause ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Intellectual Property Clause
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Patent and Copyright Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ Progress Clause NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
authors
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inventors ⓘ |
| basisFor | federal preemption of state copyright-like laws ⓘ |
| categoryOfBeneficiaries |
authors of original works of authorship
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inventors of new and useful inventions ⓘ |
| constitutionalSourceFor |
exclusive rights in discoveries
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exclusive rights in writings ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distinguishes | public domain from exclusive rights ⓘ |
| empowers |
Congress to grant copyrights
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Congress to grant patents ⓘ |
| grants |
exclusive rights to authors for their writings
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exclusive rights to inventors for their discoveries ⓘ |
| grantsPowerTo | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | drafted at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 ⓘ |
| inspired |
the first federal copyright statute, the Copyright Act of 1790
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the first federal patent statute, the Patent Act of 1790 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| keyCase |
Eldred v. Ashcroft
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Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ Golan v. Holder NERFINISHED ⓘ Harper & Row v. Nation Enterprises NERFINISHED ⓘ Mazer v. Stein NERFINISHED ⓘ Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | influenced by early state copyright statutes ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
copyright law
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intellectual property law ⓘ patent law ⓘ |
| limits | Congress from granting perpetual copyrights ⓘ |
| locatedInText | Article I, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Article I of the United States Constitution
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Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| policyGoal |
encouragement of creative expression
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encouragement of scientific and technological innovation ⓘ |
| purpose | to promote the progress of science and useful arts ⓘ |
| requires |
eventual entry of works into the public domain
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limited times for exclusive rights ⓘ |
| setsConstraintOn |
duration of copyright protection
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scope of federal copyright power ⓘ |
| text | To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries ⓘ |
| underpins |
Title 17 of the United States Code
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Title 35 of the United States Code NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution Description of subject: The Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution is the provision that empowers Congress to grant authors exclusive rights to their writings for limited times in order to promote the progress of knowledge and the arts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Patent Clause of the United States Constitution
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relatedTo
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Copyright Clause of the United States Constitution
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