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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Yes; I do. I obey the law, and current law includes public domain. Change the law and I'll obey it.
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That is not an option. You are appealing to natural law, claiming that the public domain is theft. If you honestly beleive that the pulic domain is theft, then you are a thief when you download public domain books,. You are trying to accept the law and reject it at the same time. When it is convenient, such as when you want to read a public domain book, you accept it.
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And just because you see a difference, it doesn't mean it exists. The only case I need make is that a unique work created by someone is their property, and as such, is theirs in perpetuity to dispose of as they see fit; not the state.
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The problem is that I can demonstrate that there is, in fact a difference. If you could demonstate that when someone creates a work it is theirs for perpetuity, that would be one thing. You haven't demonstrated that, you've merely asserted it, you have made no case.