[triceratops]

> that's an exact copy.

Not for the purposes of copyright law.

> is that humans don't have separate RAM [or disk]

And that turns out to be incredibly important. Humans can't create a lasting, shareable copy of a copyrighted work by consuming it.

[spwa4]

Sure they can. You can learn a copyrighted work by hard, even indirectly, then quickly duplicate it by hand. Mozart was originally famous for making a business out of that.

[triceratops]

> then quickly duplicate it by hand

And that's a copyright violation.