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Monopoly corrupts. Absolute monopoly corrupts absolutely.
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[Comment at 07/09/2013 01:34 PM by Sheogorath]
You have it correct. Any fixed form of expression is theoretically covered by copyright, which includes software. I am unsure what John Bennett means by "expansion" of copyright in this case, because courts ruled in 1974 that computer code is covered by copyright, and Congress formalized the copyright protection of software in 1980. To claim that covering software at this point is an "expansion" is worse than closing the barn door after the horse is gone. It is more like trying to close the door after the horse left, the house was bulldozed, and the barn collapsed.
[Comment at 07/09/2013 05:02 PM by Anonymous]
[Comment at 05/05/2014 01:03 PM by Sheogorath]
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