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> It is not a politically motivated campaign to destroy books, or a witch hunt to root out deviant social or religious teachings. It's a dispute over copyright
by boogies 6y ago
> It is not a politically motivated campaign to destroy books, or a witch hunt to root out deviant social or religious teachings. It's a dispute over copyright law.
Copyright law was created as a means to root out “scandalous books and pamphlets”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#History
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Conception https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#Conception
- Rebelgecko 6y agoAre the origins relevant? I don't think copyright is typically used for those purposes today
- nybble41 6y agoSometimes it is. Just look at how Disney uses copyright to keep its earliest animations under wraps (the ones modern viewers might find somewhat offensive).