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Old 05-01-2011, 07:29 AM  
gideongallery
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Originally Posted by nation-x View Post


That article is a diatribe of false equivalency. What a crock of bullshit. Take the example of the bricklayer.



Before the bricklayer laid a single brick there was a contract drawn up that protected the bricklayer from non-payment. That contract is a legal document that obligates the parties. The bricklayer is protected by laws to ensure he will be paid for his work.
still waiting for an answer to my question

if contract law is a good enough protection for the bricklayer (equal to copyright) then why don't simply abolish the copyright law(statutory damages, jail time etc) and just have the entire business covered by contract law only.
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