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1. rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 15:27:55 EDT rysiek

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   @laroquod @marjoleink let's ask Wikipedia, shall we? "Copyright is a legal concept, enacted by most governments, giving the creator of an...
   • marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 15:36:18 EDT marjoleink

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     • rysiek
     @rysiek Wikipedia, while being extremely useful, is never, ever, the last word. It is an encyclopedia in progress, by definition.
   • rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 15:37:35 EDT rysiek

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     • marjoleink
     @marjoleink great. offer a better source saying they are not a monopoly.
   • marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 15:45:01 EDT marjoleink

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     • rysiek
     @rysiek 'monopoly' applies to a 'market'. What a single producer/creator has to offer is not a 'market'.
   • rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 15:54:23 EDT rysiek

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     • marjoleink
     @marjoleink no. he or she has to offer a product. the market for this product either exists or not. but if it exists, only they can sell it.
   • rysiek (rysiek)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 15:54:48 EDT rysiek

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     • marjoleink
     @marjoleink and this is precisely what we call "monopoly". a very specific one, that's true, but still a monopoly.
   • marjoleink (marjoleink)'s status on Thursday, 11-Oct-2012 16:14:24 EDT marjoleink

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     • rysiek
     @rysike the more specific, the less it is a 'monopoly'. 'Apples', yes.- Apples grown in one specific orchard, no.