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Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by efsavage on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @02:26PM (#39032210)
In the sense of Sapiens†, yes, copyright is a fiction, but so is money, or any law or contract or agreement. In as much as it affects people's lives and societies and economies it is "real". The question of the article isn't about realness, it's whether it can evolve or survive this latest shift.

† https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapiens:_A_Brief_History_of_Hu...

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Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by eimrine on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @03:18PM (#39032862)
The obelisk symbol after Sapiens word put in the manner it is being put after the names of dead people emparrassed me a little.
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Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by galdosdi on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @04:03PM (#39033413)
Can you please clarify this cryptic comment? The OP just used a common variation of asterisk, and I am really confused what your beef with it is.

"in the manner it is being put after the names of dead people " is a total non sequitur in this context, how is that in any way related to the discussion or anything the OP said?

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Re:Is A.I. The Death of I.P.? by Intralexical on Wednesday January 17, 2024 @07:53PM (#39035982)
To derail us even further: You know, I just realized, I think the dagger symbol marking dead people is usually shown at full size, while the dagger symbol marking a footnote is shown as a superscript. Maybe the commenter got confused by that.
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