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Re:Unhappy Birthday by jacalata on Monday May 25, 2015 @10:07PM (#9602607)
> Remember: copyright is a legal fiction created by congress

Copyright predates Congress, they can hardly take credit for having invented it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statute_of_Anne

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Re:Unhappy Birthday by x3n0ph3n3 on Tuesday May 26, 2015 @03:32AM (#9603370)
That's not copyright, that's exclusive printing to enforce censorship.
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