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Originally Posted by Piper_
If that were the case, then you could as well ask,
Books????????????
After all, who needs them, if nothing is created that the hive mind doesn't already know?  |
Well that is the case, but we don't really have to imagine the universe as a whole when making every daily decision, although it can never hurt! What I mainly refer to is that the act of creation depends on the universe for its impetus. So in effect, we are copyrighting the universe itself.
You are free to believe in copyright just as others are free to unbelieve in it. I think that an unbelief in copyright would be far better in the cultures long run though.
Copyrights proponents have historically been those who are vested in short term gains, incumbent publishers.
Copyright has also been used as a way to censor the publication of the word. And even today I feel that copyright and censorship are equal.
