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{{cquote|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;}}

{{cquote|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;}}

The citation for the above Copyright and Patent Clause is "U.S. Const. Art. I, §8, cl. 1" - which means the United States Constitution at Article I, section 8, clause 1.

The citation for the above Copyright and Patent Clause is "U.S. Const. Art. I, §8, cl. 8" - which means the United States Constitution at Article I, section 8, clause 1.

In 1787, when the Constitution was written, the word "science" meant generalized learning, such as natural philosophy.  The word did not have the connotation of technology or inventions that the word has today.  The "Progress of Science" meant new books and other creations of authors; the "useful Arts" meant inventions.

In 1787, when the Constitution was written, the word "science" meant generalized learning, such as natural philosophy.  The word did not have the connotation of technology or inventions that the word has today.  The "Progress of Science" meant new books and other creations of authors; the "useful Arts" meant inventions.