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RE: Plagiarism, Pitchforks, & Witch-Hunts... Hive-Style!

Our woefully outdated copyright laws are getting overwhelmed in this digital era we live in, it wouldn't surprise if definitions and lines change more and more.

creatives existed long before copyright laws

you cannot copyright a recipe - and yet innovation exists in the culinary arts

you cannot copyright a shirt or a dress pattern - and yet innovation exists in the fashion industry

you cannot copyright a joke - and yet innovation exists in comedy

you cannot copyright a dictionary - and yet innovation exists in lexicography

not to mention

all patents expire after 20 years

all copyright should expire after 20 years

how many versions of the three pigs and cinderella and pinocchio exist

copyright was only created to protect CREATORS from CORPORATIONS

now copyright is used as a weapon of CORPORATIONS against CREATORS (remix-mashup-reimagine)

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All excellent points to contribute to the discussion, and an easy-to-understand explanation in the linked video. Thank you again. 🙏