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Originally Posted by jhowell
My view on copyright is a little different. It should be a temporary protection in exchange for the work eventually becoming publicly available.
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Your implementation details may be subject to debate but the above is the exact stated reason for copyright and other IP protections existing in the US Constitution:
"To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries."