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Old 10-16-2015, 12:10 PM   #36
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Which leads me to another observation about "derived" works.
The same definition of "derived" that would mug a book which went through this plugin, would also apply to a password-protected ZIP file.

Because
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
This isn't by any means an official moderator stance; it's my personal opinion. It seems pretty clear to me that the output from an algorithmic transformation of a copyrighted work must itself be subject to copyright. It is the ultimate "derived work".
(emphasis mine)

File encryption is an algorithmic transformation.

Since we seem determined to rape words of all meaning.
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