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Not the GP, but the argument could be summarized as: Intellectual work takes time and effort only once when it is created. Copying information is so cheap, it
by gostsamo 4y ago
Not the GP, but the argument could be summarized as:
Intellectual work takes time and effort only once when it is created. Copying information is so cheap, it is close to zero. Yet, copyright holders accumulate copyrightable material and try to earn money from it in perpetuity. This is the classic case of rent seeking where the concept of ownership is used to take value from the labor of others.
I don't fully agree with this interpretation, but I won't say that I totally disagree either.