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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Copyrights as a concept are great. They're meant to protect inventors/creators by giving them guaranteed exclusivity over the implementation of an idea or the sale and use of a product.

The problem is the fucking things can be held by corporations, and keep getting extended to ridiculously long durations.