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House of Lords

You do not get an “A for effort” with copyright

By Kristopher Nelson in the Spring of 2010

In reaction to claims that copyright exists to protect creators because of the effort they’ve put into their work, Techdirt points us to a Supreme Court case that clearly says otherwise. History and precedent back it up.

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