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The origins of copyright in the west, far from being democractic are actually rooted in censorship and royal control: "An Act for preventing the frequent Abuse
by kybernetikos 14y ago
The origins of copyright in the west, far from being democractic are actually rooted in censorship and royal control:
"An Act for preventing the frequent Abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Bookes and Pamphlets and for regulating of Printing and Printing Presses" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensing_of_the_Press_Act_1662 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Licensing_of_the_Press_Act_1662