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Originally Posted by tubemonkey
Everything is government granted. My point in making the statement in question was to point out that everything one has or can't have and does or can't do, is because government allows or disallows it.
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No. You're claiming a natural right to copyright, which is incompatible with the view that everything is government granted.
You claim " If the rights holders can be determined and they refuse, too bad. It's their right." That is an unequivocal claim to a natural right to copyright.
But it is false that everything you have is because government allows it. In the absence of government, you can put up a fence, you can lock your door. You can put your goods in a safe. Government doesn't create physical property, all it does is enhance your ability to protect what you already have. Are you claiming that locks don't work without government?