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Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by wutwutwutwut on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:22PM (#34076599)
How long have you lived in your house? Can I have it now?
Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by matheusmoreira on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @11:26PM (#34076631)
Really? You're gonna compare artificially scarce imaginary property with real property on the real world like land and physical possessions?
Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by wutwutwutwut on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @02:20PM (#34085137)
> real property on the real world like land and physical possessions

That's "real" only because the government enforces it. My point was that the comment I replied to was ridiculous.

Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by matheusmoreira on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @04:57PM (#34086918)
It's "real" because it exists in the real world. It's naturally scarce as a result since two bodies cannot occupy the same space at the same time. There's only so much land available.

It's a completely different matter compared to imaginary artificially scarce cultural property which boils down to ownership of unique numbers. That's what's ridiculous.

Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by jennnyy on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:49AM (#34078200)
You're free to make an exact copy of it whenever you like :)
Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by wutwutwutwut on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:31PM (#34086013)
At least where I live, copying a house would not be allowed since the specification falls under copyright. So no?
Re:January 1, 2023 is Public Domain Day: Works from 1927 are... by oblio on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @05:23AM (#34078845)
Nope, but you can download it.