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The basis for both copyright and patent law is established in Article 1, section 8, clause 8 of the US Constitution (adopted September 17th, 1787).

"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."

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