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Originally Posted by Hitch
Meh. I posit that the entire point of copyright law is, by definition, protecting the ARTISTS, and their works, not the consumers thereof. Otherwise: provide one good reason for the law to exist, it not to simply and clearly and unequivocally ensure that the artists get PAID. PAID. Compensated. Not ripped-off, in other words. There's nary a part of the law that exists for any other purpose. That is the "Higher Purpose" of the law.
Hitch
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Actually, I thought the entire point of copyright law was to encourage the creation of works to be "owned" by everyone. Giving the creators "ownership" of the works for a limited period of time, and thus encouraging the creation of the works, was just the means to an end.