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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
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".
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File encryption is an algorithmic transformation.
Since we seem determined to rape words of all meaning.