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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by einpoklum on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:04PM (#29788343)
> That was the original idea behind intellectual property law,

It really wasn't. It was printer biz holding culture for ransom with government backing, right from the start.

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Re:Copyright doesn't need 95 years to get the job done by cies on Monday January 03, 2022 @06:05PM (#29788350)
Ok, maybe then that was how it was sold (and I meant "intellectual property" in general, that was not clear, sorry).
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