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Originally Posted by VGeorgie
There is no such thing as a "copyright industry." The article begins with a fallacy, and cannot survive from it.
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fine if you want to be technical a collections of industries who collectively lobby as a cartel
so copyright cartel then.
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There is no such thing as a "copyright monopoly." Copyright only protects a very specific expression of an idea, and anyone is free to express the time idea, maybe even better.
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you need to look up the legal definition of a monopoly then because the "exclusive rights" granted under the act clearly match the 4th definition.
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A "monopoly" (not a bad thing, even in Greek times when the term was invented) merely confers the right of sellership to the person who creates or owns something.
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that not a monopoly that property rights.
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If I build a house, I get to be the one who sells it.
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right but you don't get to dictate how a person can use that house AFTER you sold it to them.
That the difference between a copyright monopoly and normal property rights.
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Re contract law: you could easily claim no contract exists between those who trade in stolen goods, i.e. the typical Internet pirate. They never entered into a contract; they cannot be held by contract. Duh.
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so how exactly did the pirate GET the content is NO ONE ever entered into a contract with the seller. Every piece of "pirated" content had to ultimately come from someone who bought from seller.
if contract law was the default protection, that would be the sole person you would go after, and your ability to get damages would be bound by the validity of the contract.