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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by dragonwriter on Saturday July 03, 2021 @08:27PM (#27726225)
> Intellectual property itself is silly. How can a thought be the property of someone ?

No category of intellectual property covers thoughts, so the question has no relevance to the preceding statement.

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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by CRConrad on Sunday July 04, 2021 @06:37AM (#27728638)
An equally valid, AFAICS, way of looking at it is that "intellectual property" covers nothing but thoughts, only expressed in different forms.
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