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askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be? (beehaw.org)
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[–] Skooshjones@vlemmy.net 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah, author's rights are interesting as an argument. But still, I just don't think they make much sense philosophically. Fraud is a clear case to me, everything just seems dubious.