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Daniel E. Lungren: “As I read the Constitution, we are here because it says in Article 1 Section 8 that Congress has the power to promote…”

On the recordMarch 9, 2009
As I read the Constitution, we are here because it says in Article 1 Section 8 that Congress has the power to promote the progress of science and useful arts by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respected writings and discoveries.
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Daniel E. Lungren
California

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Lungren cites the Constitution to justify Congress's role in protecting intellectual property.

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