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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Independent contractors such as lawyers, small business operators, accountants, consultants etc are in the same position.
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These types of individuals provide services. They don't create content, so they are not comparable to authors etc.
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Originally Posted by Kumabjorn
Books are not property, they are creations.
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The law is structured to treat content as "intellectual property." As with so many things in life, it's a legal fiction. Any other structure would be equally artificial.