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		ouid on June 4, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Do we need copyright? (2012) Oh no, academics thinking about things. If we lived without copyright the world would be different because of it. Insisting that a world without copyright look exactly like our own is dishonest

kelnos on June 5, 2023 [–]

I don't think anyone is arguing that the world wouldn't be different.

The original author is arguing that the world would be better, but I don't think he successfully argues that. (And I personally do believe a no-copyright-at-all world would be worse than what we have now.)

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