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Originally Posted by anamardoll
So, in other words, the government can't seize IP rights in order to keep the public informed because IP rights don't prevent the spread of information. IP rights prevent the spread of CERTAIN FORMATTING of that information -- i.e., the author's exact wording and illustrations.
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Well It does seem that a majority of the united states congress does feel that way, but I question whether congress has thought seriously about what it means to format.
Does a conversion from mobi to epub count as a formatting change? I would argue that it does. You would probably say I am being ridiculous but that is beside the point.
IT FEELS AS THOUGH WE WANT TO SPREAD INFORMATION BUT WE ARE HOLDING OURSELVES BACK FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON.