Quote:
Originally Posted by murraypaul
If you had not replicated your own loaf of bread, then when you became hungry you would have had to buy a loaf from him. By copying his bread, you have deprived him of that sale.
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"It's embarrassing to see all these writers and musicians and artists bemoaning the fact that art just got this wicked new feature: the ability to be shared without losing access to it in the first place. It's like watching restaurant owners crying down their shirts about the new free lunch machine that's feeding the world's starving people because it'll force them to reconsider their businessmodels. Yes, that's gonna be tricky, but let's not lose sight of the main attraction: free lunches!"
— Cory Doctorow