...granting authors the exclusive rights to reproduce their works, they are given an incentive to create, and that "encouragement of individual effort by personal...the talents of authors and inventors in 'Science and the useful Arts.'" Mazer v. Stein, 347 US 201, 219 (1954). The monopoly created by copyright thus rewards...

...at 350. "* Based on the notion that copyright is primarily an economic grant since "[ejncouragement of individual effort by personal gain is the best way to advance public welfare . . ." (Mazer v. Stein, 347 US 201, 219 [1954]), it is stated that neither the public welfare nor the...

...[statement of Rep. Fish]). 140The real purpose of copyright is the public welfare. "[EJncouragement of individual effort by personal gain is the best way to advance public welfare" (Mazer u Stein, 347 US 201, 219 [1954]). Trade figures attest to the social beneficence of the copyright...

...of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries,...'science and useful arts.' Sacrificial days devoted to snob creative activities deserve rewards commensurate with the services rendered." Inventors nre benefactors...

...such statutes with valuable, enforceable rights, together with commensurate rewards, on the theory that encouragement of individual effort by personal gain is the best way to advance the public welfare. Mazer v. Stein, 347 US 201, 100 USPQ 325. The court is of the opinion that appellant...

...these are important. Thus Mr. Justice Reed notes in Mazer v. Stein, 347 US 201, 219 (1954), that— "The economic philosophy behind the clause empowering...authors and inventors in 'Science and useful Arts'. Sacriiicial days devoted to such creative activities deserve rewards commensurate with the services...

...to the world'." . . . The economic philosophy behind the clause empowering Congress to grant . . . copyrights is the conviction that encouragement of...welfare through the talents of authors and inventors. . . .1M In an interesting case the Supreme Court held states could tax copyrighted motion pictures...

...encouragement to the production of literary (or artistic) works of lasting benefit to the world.' " The economic philosophy behind the clause empowering...is the conviction that encouragement of individual efforts by personal gain is the best way to advance public welfare through the talents of authors and...

...clause empowering Congres: to grant . . . copyrights is the conviction that encouragement of individua effort by personal gain Is the best way to advance public welfare through thi talents of authors and inventors. . . .M1 In an interesting case the Supreme Court held states...

...same view was expressed by the Supreme Court of the United States. In Mazer v. Stein the Court said : The economic philosophy behind the clause empowering...the talents of authors and inventors in science and the useful arts. Sacrificial days devoted to such creative activities deserve rewards commensurate...