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That’s not true. You can just read something else.

• matheusmoreira 4y ago
  I didn't say copyright holders had a monopoly on reading though. I said they had monopolies on "their" works.
  • emodendroket 4y ago
    Then the concept is meaningless. If we go with your definition, Toyota now has a "monopoly" on Toyota Camrys, even though there are quite a few comparable cars for sale from other manufacturers.
    • realusername 4y ago
      How much of the common culture is free from copyright and how much belongs to megacorps? It's really a monopoly
      • emodendroket 4y ago
        Quite a lot of books or characters I’d expect most people to recognize are in the public domain, to be honest.
  • carom 4y ago
    Do you not have a monopoly on your work?