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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
It's how I feel. I see no difference in what one chooses to create. These creations should all receive the same protections.
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Does a farmer create a farm? No, a farmer makes use of his farm to create products. A farm isn't an object, it's a collection of elements which are required for a farmer to do his work. Like the paper and pen (or printer/type writer/computer/etc) for an author.
So, does a farmer have the same rights on his products, so that even 70 years after his death he can claim money because you ate the flesh of that cow he bread, or drank the milk from that other cow, or even ate grain that came from his land?