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[rivkat]

Who remembers the name of that science fiction story where, in the future, total database access makes it possible to show that new art is never "new"--you're always composing/drawing/etc. something that's been created before?  And the dreams of artists are crushed by (a rather weird interpretation of) copyright law?

ETA: Found, in minutes.  You all are the best!

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[lapillus]

Oh, how cool to see it online! I think it was probably the first discussion of the potential quelling effects of IP I ever saw.

And I link I meant to send you last week: http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Mises-Economics-Blog/2010/0822/Intellectual-property-rights-and-trout

[rivkat]

Thanks for the link!