Question

Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to: Select one: a. Enact income taxes and excise taxes on websites and other internet creations. b. Promote the Progress of Science and the Useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective writings and discoveries. c. Regulate the content of video games produced in the United States. d. Enter into trade related international agreements to protect the free speech rights of United States Citizens.

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is B. Article 1 Section 8 of the United States Constitution gives Congress the power to promote the progress of science and the useful arts, by securing for limited times to authors and inventors the exclusive right to their respective writings and discoveries.

Explanation:

This is known as the Copyright Clause. It is the 8th paragraph of Section 8 of Article 1 of the US Constitution. First of all, the significance of this paragraph for US law is that it first stipulated the protection of intellectual property in the United States. 12 years after the adoption of the Constitution, a special copyright law was passed in the United States.