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Originally Posted by gmw
Copyright is just another law protecting property. And it is a property. The creator doesn't have to share their creation at all, even without copyright they can sell it to someone without sharing it with others, they could pass it on to their children and so on, all the things you expect of a property. BUT it is difficult to share more widely without giving it away to everyone. So society makes a bargain, share it and we will agree to give you a monopoly on exploitation for some period of time, after which it is available to everyone. The creator gives up their perpetual, but financially unrewarding, ownership of the property, for a limited time but potentially financially rewarding monopoly.
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Another failed attempt to conflate rights with property. The fact that the example used to illustrate it was the
creation (painting, manuscript) and not the copyright shows its weakness. The right has some property-like attributes, but that is all. Trying to equate rights with property will lead to ridiculous results. My right to vote is property. My right to turn right on a red light is property, etc.
rjb