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Originally Posted by troymc
I agree. It's difficult to find the middle-ground in such a polarized discussion. Even if the polarization is based on a false dichotomy.... when the argument is polarized, the feeling is that you have to be on one side or the other. And, those on the margins end up being pushed towards or willingly moving to one pole or the other even if it doesn't really represent their true position.
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Well-said! (And welcome to Mobileread!)
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Originally Posted by DaleDe
The word copyright predates eBooks and electronic documents by hundreds of years. It originally was used to refer to the ability to either manually copy text or later to use a copy machine to make copies of test and refers to the limits to these tasks as well as the ability of the copyright owner to be able to license copies of their works.
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Is that right? The Statute of Anne dates to approximately 1709, well after the introduction of movable type in Europe (1436-1450). I wasn't aware that copyright had ever been used to refer to manual copies.