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The strongest argument that can be made in favor of exempting computer software from copyright protection is that the restrictive nature of current legislation retards potential advances and stifles creativity.
Ostensibly the purpose of copyright is "To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts..." (US Constitution, Article 1 section 8, clause 8) however with the ability to "lock down" a copyrighted work for 110 years* (or more) advances/improvements that could be created with the original as a base are instead limited to those who can afford to license the software.
*note: the 100 year figure is arrived at by assuming the average age of a programmer to be 30 with a life expectancy of 70. With current copyright law this gives 40 years of restriction + 70 years post mortem)
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