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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by davidjytang on Sunday July 04, 2021 @02:54AM (#27727765)
> Our government should not be in the business of regulating the distribution of a sequence of words about imaginary wizards.

So not imaginary wizards then. What should be regulated? Is it nothing? Does your statement become "Our government should not be in the business of regulating the distribution of a sequence of words"?

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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by breck on Sunday July 04, 2021 @12:46PM (#27730943)
> Does your statement become "Our government should not be in the business of regulating the distribution of a sequence of words"?

Yes. Your lungs is a tree that needs healthy air. Your brain is a tree that needs healthy ideas. When people are not free to clean the ideawaves, they fill with pollution, and that is where we find ourselves.

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Re:I do not agree with Github's use of copyrighted code as t... by davidjytang on Monday July 05, 2021 @08:33AM (#27737296)
By analogy, are you saying government should not regulate and protect air quality?
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