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It's not the number that's copyrighted. It's the content that number represents that's copyrighted.

• reificator 9y ago
  But when it's on a computer, the two are indistinguishable.
  • Pulcinella 9y ago
    A cam recording of a movie is still copyright violation even though the cinema movie and the cam recording are different numbers.
    • reificator 9y ago
      > Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize. Assume good faith. Clearly I didn't mean that the copyrighted work is only associated with a single number. The "two" in the "two are indistinguishable" was in response the the comment above: > It's not the number that's copyrighted. It's the content that number represents that's copyrighted.
  • adrianN 9y ago
    This classic essay is ever relevant http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23 http://ansuz.sooke.bc.ca/entry/23
  • vinceguidry 9y ago
    It's not possession that constitutes copyright violation, it's distribution. And that's up to a court of law to decide whether your actions constitute it.