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Re:*.ycombinator.com Terms of Use by paxys on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:22PM (#26973043)
> With backend software that just means a contract that you're not going to give a copy to anyone else. With frontend software that means making people sign contracts that they aren't going to further distribute it

You are basically describing intellectual property

Re:*.ycombinator.com Terms of Use by gpm on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @03:29PM (#26973127)
Well yes, that's my point, you can recreate the parts of copyright that matter with contract law... so wanting to get rid of copyright isn't really a contradiction to our profession.