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Seanpm2001 and copyright

TL;DR: I don't like copyright and prefer copyleft/public domain. If you already agree with this, redirect to seanpm2001/copyleft if you still need convincing, keep reading.

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The problem with copyright

This article is incomplete, and needs work.

Notable cartoons

Dylan Horrocks

Nina Paley

Copying is not theft

Video

• Watch in 480p, WebM
• Watch in 720p, OGV

Audio

• Listen in MP3
• Listen in OGG

"Copying without permission is stealing"

Notable articles

Richard Stallman

• Freedom, or copyright? - FSF (The Free Software Foundation)
• This list is highly incomplete, and needs work

Noted instances of copyright abuse

• This list is highly incomplete, and needs work

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File history

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Version 1 (2022, Wednesday, December 7th at 12:34 pm PSTb>

This version was made by: @seanpm2001

Changes:

• Started the file
• Added the title section
• Added the Seanpm2001 and copyright section
• Added the Notable cartoons section
• • Added the Dylan Horrocks subsection
• • Added the Nina Paley subsection
• • • Added the Coyping is not theft sub-sub-section
• • • • Added the Video sub-sub-sub-section
• • • • Added the Audio sub-sub-sub-section
• • • Added the "Copying without permission is stealing" sub-subsection
• Added the Notable articles section
• • Added the Richard Stallman subsection
• Added the Noted instances of copyright abuse section
• Added the file version timestamp section
• No other changes in version 1

Version 2 (2022, Wednesday, December 7th at 6:31 pm PSTb>

This version was made by: @seanpm2001

• Added the No copyright symbol image to the top
• Placed several sections into the newly created The problem with copyright section
• Resized the Copying is not theft audio thumbnail image
• Removed the file version timestamp, in favor of the file info section
• Added the file info section
• • Added the version number
• • Added the version date
• • Added the line count
• Added the file history section
• • Added an entry for version 1
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• No other changes in version 2

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