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Originally Posted by HansTWN
Copyright is not a "priviledge" bestowed on authors by society
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Of course it is. Copyright laws come from society in the absence of those laws there would be nothing to prevent someone from copying, expanding, integrating into and distributing. Even now the distribution is the only thing covered by the laws. There's no natural ability to control ideas that leave your head, for most of human history it was keep it a secret or let the world do as they like with it. The name copyright is just misleading.