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4chandailytoday at 6:12 PM2 repliesview on HN

No, not all of them, but some companies, many organizations, and plenty of individuals would.

Not everything has to be done for a profit. Plenty of us make software, art, and technology because we find it fun and interesting to work on, and because we want to live in a world that is richer for it.

Removing draconian intellectual property laws that mostly only benefit the giant corporations that lobbied for them isn't going to stop me from doing so, and I doubt it would stop many others.


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mitthrowaway2today at 7:16 PM

Ok, but copyright law already doesn't stop anyone from putting things into the public domain.

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koonsolotoday at 7:26 PM

You probably mean you want to take free advantage of what others create, and you offer nothing in return.

But maybe you will pleasantly surprise us and show what kind of valuable thing you create and offer for free.

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