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59. The fact that copyright predates filesharing is irrelevant

As a concept, it can be and has been adapted to apply to modern notions of authorship and ownership. Your refusal to accept this is both curious and informative. What you call "being logical and pragmatic" is really just a shorthand way of saying "because I can get it for free, I am entitled to get it for free."

The sharing of information is fine, so long as that information isn't protected under copyright. Perhaps "digital copying and sharing are ways of disseminating information," but they don't trump copyright.

Broadening the argument to encompass epistemology is simply an effort to distract from the actual discussion at hand. It would be like trying to get out of a speeding ticket by claiming that there is no absolute inertial frame. And if we go the route that you're suggesting, then plagiarism ceases to exist as a concept, as do authorship and ownership. If you're prepared to embark on that journey I say more power to you, but I'd be curious to see what you propose in place of these concepts.


And why are you bringing up a lobbying organization or a massive industry except perhaps as an oblique ad hominem or an attempt to blur the issue? Neither is relevant here.