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Re:Copyright Lawyer: The Public Domain Goes Against Free Mar... by pyre on Saturday June 04, 2011 @09:49PM (#2621038) 

  > you rid him of the ability to sell the recipe.
Copyright controls the ability to copy/distribute. It says nothing about selling. Are you going to tell me that if I copy a movie, I've deprived Hollywood of the ability to sell that movie? Are they not still able to sell DVDs in parallel with the operation of The Pirate Bay? "rid him of the ability to sell" seems rather strong language for an issue that's more nuanced that you seem to want to admit to.
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Re:Copyright Lawyer: The Public Domain Goes Against Free Mar... by jules on Monday June 06, 2011 @02:48PM (#2625858)
Selling is the most important intended use case for copy right, just like using is the most important intended use case for property right.

If you copy and distribute a movie, then yes you are depriving Hollywood of some of its ability to sell the movie. Of course not all of it, just like I don't rid you of your use of your car if I steal it for one day and then put it back.

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