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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Possibly. Didn't really think about it. I was just riffing on the juxtaposition of current DRM/piracy sentiments with their possible medieval counterparts (with a dollop of word-play thrown in for good measure).
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In the days before the printing press, copying books by hand was the done thing. That was the way most students came by their textbooks. It was a lot more work for the reader, but they didn't have to worry about no intellectual property rights.