Re: [Patents] removal of copyright protection ?

[PILCH Hartmut <phm@a2e.de>]

> > [...] I tend to think that property in individual creation is something 
> > close to
> > a natural right.  [...]

> I believe this is what is copyright all about, it has worked well for
> "individual" creation like books or songs, ...

And for free software, benefitting it in the form of copyleft and harming
it in no way.

I didn't mean "individual" vs "collective" creation.  Although that is an
interesting subject to explore, I didn't mean to refer to the number of
people involved.  A creation by many individuals may still be seen as an
individual creation.  Even collectives can have their personality, on top
of the many personalities of which they are composed.

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