> you could go a bit further and -say- decide that the people of the United States collectively hold the copyright
Was going to comment something similar; we do have concepts of "dominium eminens", and "escheated property", and "public domain", and many other similar ideas. If the people (through their representatives) decide on a certain property regime, it absolutely can be implemented even if it's different from the status quo.
Was going to comment something similar; we do have concepts of "dominium eminens", and "escheated property", and "public domain", and many other similar ideas. If the people (through their representatives) decide on a certain property regime, it absolutely can be implemented even if it's different from the status quo.