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> I mean why else would they store it if it's illegal to access? It's not permanently illegal to access. In the US, there's a constitutional requirement that c
by wtallis 4y ago
> I mean why else would they store it if it's illegal to access?
It's not permanently illegal to access. In the US, there's a constitutional requirement that copyright and patents be time-limited, so eventually all that stuff will be public domain. And the copyright period is current so absurdly long that by the time XP is public domain, it will be hard to find outside of dedicated archives.
- ranger_danger 4y agoLet me rephrase... why make it available for download to the public if it's illegal to do so in 99% of cases?