Jorge Stolfi on Nostr: Many sources, like Wikipedia,claim that the concept of copyright was born in England ...
Many sources, like Wikipedia,claim that the concept of copyright was born in England in the 17th century and give the impression that it was about properly rewarding *authors*. But in fact it was invented in Continental Europe a couple of centuries earlier. 🧵>
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