Journal drinkypoo's Journal: Copyright 2
Copyright is not a natural right, and if it had been instituted in its current form (denial of copying, as opposed to forced copying) two thousand years earlier we'd probably be at least a thousand years behind where we are now.
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If it could have prevented the spread of the bible/koran/etc and hence religion, we might be ahead.
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An early version of copyright was tried with the Bible. It resulted in the Protestant Rebellion.