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by bc_programming 1067 days ago
Copyright means the copyright owner owns the rights to distribute the work. Which includes not distributing it at all.
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account42 1067 days ago
They don't "own" shit. They have been granted a temporary monopoly, nothing more.
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ClumsyPilot 1067 days ago
Copyright is a privilege, not a right, backed by criminal law and state violence. With numerous exceptions, like public interest and fair use.

It is not property like a physical object.

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