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Copying Is Not Theft - Official Version

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Copying Is Not Theft - Official Version

Nina Paley's one-minute animated free culture anthem with vocals by Connie Champagne, arguing that copying is not theft.

Linked constantly in copyright and piracy debates as a short explainer of the difference between copying and physical theft.

19 Hacker News mentions · 2010–2026

Topics

  • Law, policing & justice
  • Free speech, censorship & civil liberties
  • Hacker culture & free software

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