The second amendment has its roots in the Virginia Declaration of Rights authored by George Mason and James Madison in May of 1776. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)
Grant of Exclusive Rights Author grants Publisher exclusive rights to the Work, unless this agreement is terminated for any reason, for the full term of all copyrights throughout the world, in all languages, forms, versions, editions, and written or printed media now and hereafter known. (deanwesleysmith.com)
-LSB-...] even more on rights authors have, as well as resources on how to sell them, see «It's Not Just One Book. (thecreativepenn.com)