From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2016 19:57:38 -0500

I would say Commerce over the L of C for precisely that reason. The
other part of the Constitutional stipulation provides a means to the
end, and that is limited monopoly for the copyright creator. That sure
sounds like commerce to me.

Joe Esposito

On Sun, Nov 6, 2016 at 6:23 PM, LIBLICENSE <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> From: Winston Tabb <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Fri, 4 Nov 2016 03:55:59 +0000
>
> Is copyright about commerce, or the public good, or a balance between
> the two?  Which agency is most likely to support the Constitutional
> imperative that copyright is intended "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"?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Joseph Esposito <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2016 21:51:21 -0400
>
> It's good that the temperature on this debate is dropping, but I don't
> see the underlying issue being engaged: Isn't Pallante correct that
> the Copyright Office belongs elsewhere, preferably in the Department
> of Commerce? It sounds like Hayden is protecting her turf, as most
> people would want to do, but the substantive issue here is still not
> being addressed.
>
> Joe Esposito