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This ties back to why opponents of copyright as such call it "imaginary property:" there is nothing about the copy that makes it any worse than the original. We
by jopt 15y ago
This ties back to why opponents of copyright as such call it "imaginary property:" there is nothing about the copy that makes it any worse than the original. We can't recognize a copy because then it isn't a copy, in the information theory sense.
Meanwhile, in the physical world, a knock-off handbag can be easily identified as such by airport personnel. This is the world these pro-PIPA politicians live in. Child porn, online as offline, is inherent in the work. You don't need supplementary information to decide if something is child porn. Online, the difference between a copy and the original is in some people's minds, not anchored in reality.
- rcthompson 15y agoGood point. The misunderstanding is rooted in a fundamental difference between physical objects and ethereal "content".