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Old 07-06-2012, 01:29 AM   #132
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It seems to come down to what your feelings are regarding the purpose of copyright. To serve society by promoting the arts, or to serve corporations by granting control/profit.

It's difficult to see how declaring fanfiction as infringement has anything to do with promoting the arts. Sounds like suppressing art, doesn't it?
Copyright is a limited monopoly granted by the state to the copyright holder. "Monopoly" is the important word. Fan Fiction is a violation of that monopoly.
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