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		hosh on Oct 15, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Quora Keeps the World's Knowledge for Itself Copyright laws doesn't prevent reproduction. It doesn't mark anything "not for reproduction". It simply gives authors the right to sue.

dredmorbius on Oct 16, 2014 [–]

It legally constrains unlimited reproduction. Since the 1976 act (in the U.S.), the default state of _any_ work is "protected", with all rights reserved to the author (or copyright holder), with very, very limited exceptions.

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