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Re:Do We Need Copyright? by tender_euler on Sunday June 04, 2023 @09:59PM (#36191410)
I would say that banana is the property of the tree the gorilla "stole" it from.

And I don't think animals see this banana as "property of the gorilla" as you suggested.

I think they see it as "if I try to take this banana from that gorilla, I will get slapped"

Re:Do We Need Copyright? by simondotau on Sunday June 04, 2023 @10:20PM (#36191552)
The bananas weren’t stolen, they were sold to the gorilla in return for seed distribution services. The tree wants the gorilla to distribute the banana seed within a fertiliser package (poop) some distance away. And the gorilla wants calories, which the tree can endlessly produce using solar power. It’s a fair trade.
Re:Do We Need Copyright? by bell-cot on Sunday June 04, 2023 @11:11PM (#36191805)
Didn't the banana plant (not a tree, technically) produce that banana using nutrients stolen from the soil, carbon dioxide stolen from the air, energy stolen from the sun, etc.?
Re:Do We Need Copyright? by midoridensha on Monday June 05, 2023 @08:44PM (#36206584)
Exactly: the whole system is based on theft, and should be stopped.