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> just like you get to choose who you let in your house. they get to choose how their software is used. The first instance is property rights. The second is co
by nybble41 6y ago
> just like you get to choose who you let in your house. they get to choose how their software is used.
The first instance is property rights. The second is copyright, a privilege granted by the government at the expense of others' property rights. When a private party leverages copyright to conduct censorship it's ultimately the government that is responsible for violating the victim's freedom of speech. Google certainly has the right to grant or deny access to their services as they please, but that is not the same as having a natural right to decide how the software they develop is used after it has already been released to the public.