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mhuffman
on Nov 3, 2012
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How to stop illegal downloads
That is correct. The intent of copyright is not to support the wishes of the author, but to stimulate the progress of arts and sciences.
http://www.geom.uiuc.edu/events/courses/1996/cmwh/Copyright/...
gathly
on Nov 4, 2012
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I like this. Living in America, I get bombarded with the Libertarian idea that one should focus on the self so much that I forget that there was a time when focusing on the progress of society was not heresy.
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