The Surprising History of Copyright and What It Means For...
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Karl Fogel's 2006 Google Tech Talk traces copyright from a 16th-century English censorship law to a distribution monopoly. It then surveys alternative economic bases for creation and distribution.
Why HN recommends it: HN uses it as the go-to history of copyright, arguing it was a gatekeeping tool and that creators don't need it.
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