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Re:Copyright is not a moral right, it's a monetization strategy by ben_w on Friday December 29, 2023 @06:55AM (#38804030)
It already is, from what actual paid lawyers have told me.

(They didn't use the word "tort", but the definition matches what they described in other terms).

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Re:Copyright is not a moral right, it's a monetization strategy by _rm on Friday December 29, 2023 @07:00AM (#38804071)
Yeah it's a tort by statute, not by common law. If someone whines "stop copying me!" the correct response is to laugh at how immature they are, not award them damages. The statutes unnaturally reward the already rich, not the upstart trying to make their name known.
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