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I don't think that analogy holds up. Maybe: does the typewriter manufacturer own meta data such as letter frequency, average work length, etc that their produc

• kofejnik 8y ago
  No, of course not. Once money exchanged hands, it's not their product, it's mine, as is _all_ of its output, including logs, etc. Otherwise, I'd call it 'spyware'.
  • jimmaswell 8y ago
    This already isn't the case in many instances where you don't actually "own" the thing, you just have a license to use it.