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Why I Infringe

Annalee Newitz, AlterNet, Aug 06, 2003

Copyright legislation may be dry and boring but the topic holds sway over a range of human emotions. This strongly worded article captures some of this. The author writes, "I think it's a scam. Rich guys who own everything trade stocks, and the rest of us, who own the vast majority of nothing, watch welfare wither away. If we make something beautiful and try to make a living by selling it, we can't own it. My beautiful thing will be the property of some company that has slapped a cover on it."

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