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grue@lemmy.world ⁨7⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

All works are inherently public domain: copyright isn’t property, which is why it expiring isn’t an unconstitutional “taking.” Congress merely chooses to grant control back to the Creator for a while, as an incentive to create more works. It’s a power Congress has, not an obligation.

It’s ironic: publishers claim copies are “licensed, not sold,” but that’s a lie: individual copies are property, and are sold. The real “licensed, not sold” is Congress granting the temporary monopoly privilege itself.

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