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Originally Posted by barryem
Before the printing press books could be replicated, and were, with a fraction of the effort that went into writing it originally. It was done all the time by monks called copyists. It wasn't instant but I'll bet it didn't take nearly as long as writing a book from scratch.
Barry
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Except it required a skill, writing. It took less time sure, but no where near as little as we can today. Given that we’re talking about changing things in today’s world that’s what matters.
I get you’re not advocating for the removal of copyright.