Print technology gave birth to a reading public and empowered normal people to gain access to thoughts and ideas. Copyright laws regard intellectual effort as private property, and limit the spread of thoughts and ideas.
A flatbed scanner used to instantly “steal” an illegally pirated and downloaded version of F. Gary Grays classic heist film “The Italian Job”, as a still image by putting a laptop display on-top of a flatbed scanner, this in itself is deemed a breach of copyright.
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