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The argument would be:

Because copyright is temporary, it is a legal protection allows one to exploit a their work. But when the protection expires works should be accessible for the public good.

If the public cannot access a work after copyright expires (because of DRM) then then the company will never contribute to the community-good in return for the protection they receive.

Those US Founding Fathers were all about laws that ensured progress of Science and useful Arts[0]. Or some such.

[0]https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution-conan/article-1/sec...



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