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Originally Posted by Giggleton
All property is the same.
Should there be an eminent domain analogue for knowledge? One that does not take time into consideration (copyright), as time is irrelevant in the digital. Or rather, time is infinite. A book once posted remains so.
But how to gauge the worth of a particular text?
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By that logic if I get hold of an envelope with your address on it I could claim that I own your house. There is a difference between intellectual property and physical property such as land which is what eminent domain normally is restricted to.