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In the sense of Sapiens†, yes, copyright is a fiction, but so is money, or any law or contract or agreement. In as much as it affects people's lives and societ
by efsavage 3y ago
In the sense of Sapiens†, yes, copyright is a fiction, but so is money, or any law or contract or agreement. In as much as it affects people's lives and societies and economies it is "real". The question of the article isn't about realness, it's whether it can evolve or survive this latest shift.
† https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapiens:_A_Brief_History_of_Humankind https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sapiens:_A_Brief_History_of_Hu...
- eimrine 3y agoThe obelisk symbol after Sapiens word put in the manner it is being put after the names of dead people emparrassed me a little.
- galdosdi 3y agoCan you please clarify this cryptic comment? The OP just used a common variation of asterisk, and I am really confused what your beef with it is. "in the manner it is being put after the names of dead people " is a total non sequitur in this context, how is that in any way related to the discussion or anything the OP said?
- Intralexical 3y agoTo derail us even further: You know, I just realized, I think the dagger symbol marking dead people is usually shown at full size, while the dagger symbol marking a footnote is shown as a superscript. Maybe the commenter got confused by that.