Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

-- I really think this is an important question and, as Justice O'Connor points out, if we have to ask what's the most plausible explanation for this rule, to reward existing vested interest or to stimulate former new works, it seems to me that it's probably the former.

Hypothesis: Justice O’Conner thinks the rule favors stimulating former new works 
No