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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by heywhatupboys on Thursday December 29, 2022 @09:24AM (#34172842)
commercial interests underpinning research and creativity have to all times been the driving factor behind innovation and art.

See also: Pyramids, Sixteenth chapel, Rambrandt paintings, computers

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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by breck on Thursday December 29, 2022 @09:34AM (#34172934)
> all times

How do you explain World wide web and sqlite? They are 100% public domain.

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Re:Tell HN: It's easier and faster to pirate an e-book, than... by heywhatupboys on Thursday December 29, 2022 @09:59AM (#34173218)
https://www.sqlite.org/support.html
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