Gilles Pelletier <gilpel-whniv8GeeGkdnm+yROfE0A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> A copyright is given to somebody -- an individual, a corporation, etc. -- for
> work -- a song, a novel, a chemical process, an OS, etc. -- which is unique,
> something that hasn't been done before, so that nobody can copy it during a
> certain amount of time.
If you had said "In some countries, a copyright is given to somebody [...]",
I would even agree.
Cheers,
Colin
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