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Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by coldtea on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @01:43PM (#15229439)
>Well, copyright is a 17th century legal concept, so I don't see why "extremely provincial and 19th century view" is necessarily wrong?

Because it was superseded by 20th and 21st century ones?

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Re:Photographer wins 'monkey selfie' legal fight by int_19h on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:39PM (#15233081)
The principles and rationale underlying copyright were not superseded. The only things that changed are various technical details, like copyright terms, and applicability across borders.
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