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Re:Globally, Almost Four Out of Ten Music Consumers Are Pirates by JoeAltmaier on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:38AM (#18185246)
The market is NOT a new invention. Copyright exists to regulate the market.
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Re:Globally, Almost Four Out of Ten Music Consumers Are Pirates by leereeves on Wednesday October 10, 2018 @10:40AM (#18185283)
The notion that ideas are products to be sold on the market instead of free thoughts to be shared is a new invention.

In fact, most of the world still doesn't believe it, which is why the US has to fight so hard to expand copyright and patent protection in other nations.

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