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askBeehaw: should copyright even exist at all? and if it should, how long should the ideal term of copyright be? (beehaw.org)
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[โ€“] fckgwrhqq2yxrkt@beehaw.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You are thinking of a patent, which protects a process or way of doing something. Copyright protects creative works.

[โ€“] dom@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

This makes WAY more sense. Thanks for the clarification!