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Originally Posted by axel77
So whats so different to copyright?
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The difference is far bigger than you make it out to be.
If I take your cow, you no longer have that cow. If you take your cow back, I no longer have your cow.
However, if I read your book, you still have your story, but now I have it as well. I cannot "unread" the story.
It has nothing to do with "social rules". It has everything to do with the difference between an idea and a physical object.