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Old 02-03-2012, 03:21 PM   #17
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This quote is from Richard Stallman and is talking about software but what he says in that snippet applies to other forms of copyright too. Stallman is a bit extreme in some ways but I think he makes a very good point about hidden assumptions.
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If programmers deserve to be rewarded for creating innovative programs, by the same token they deserve to be punished if they restrict the use of these programs.

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I refuse to take anything he says seriously.
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