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dragonwriter 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

> No one can argue that you’re stealing a product that’s not being distributed, the law specifically says you need to put in a reasonable amount of effort to commercialize something to claim it damages you for someone to steal it

The law literally does not say that, either for things that are literally subject to be stolen, or, more to the point here, for copyright protection where “steal” is merely a very loose metaphorical term sometimes used to refer to infringement.

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alistairSH 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Citation for that? I've never heard such an interpretation before.

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iaaan 5 days ago | parent | next [-]

It's incorrect. The copyright holder of any work is obviously well within their rights to yank it from shelves (physical or otherwise). That doesn't make piracy legal.

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otterley 5 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

That's because it's bullshit. (IP-trained attorney here, not legal advice.)

IP law is like real property law in the sense that it provides the owner the power to exclude others from using it. As with real property, there is no requirement that the owner be using the subject property in an economically viable way.

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gddgb 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

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wmf 5 days ago | parent | prev [-]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orphan_work