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If copyright is not a natural right, then its protection is not a legitimate function of government. If copyright is not a natural right, then it is unethical for any man or ministry to use the power of the government in a court of law to enforce copyright. In fact, rather than a protection of the copyright holders’ rights, such an action would be a violation of the consumers’ rights, as they ought to be able to do as they please with the information in their possession.⁠<sup>[5]</sup>

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# May, C., & Sell, S. K. (2006). Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History. Lynne Rienner Publishers p. 5.

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# The Statute of Anne (1710) was the first legislated copyright protection to be enforced by public courts.

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# See May, R. J., & Cooper, S. L. (2015). The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property: A Natural Rights Perspective. Carolina Academic Press.

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# Jefferson, T. Letter to Isaac McPherson (1813).

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# For fuller arguments from similar perspectives, see Kinsella, N. S. (2008). Against Intellectual Property. Ludwig von Mises Institute; Poythress, V. Copyright and Copying: Why The Laws Should Be Changed. Retrieved May 23, 2020, from [https://frame-poythress.org/copyrights-and-copying-why-the-laws-should-be-changed https://frame-poythress.org/copyrights-and-copying-why-the-laws-should-be-changed]

== Bibliography ==

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 If copyright is not a natural right, then its protection is not a legitimate function of government. If copyright is not a natural right, then it is unethical for any man or ministry to use the power of the government in a court of law to enforce copyright. In fact, rather than a protection of the copyright holders’ rights, such an action would be a violation of the consumers’ rights, as they ought to be able to do as they please with the information in their possession.⁠<sup>[5]</sup>
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+# May, C., & Sell, S. K. (2006). Intellectual Property Rights: A Critical History. Lynne Rienner Publishers p. 5.
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+# The Statute of Anne (1710) was the first legislated copyright protection to be enforced by public courts.
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+# See May, R. J., & Cooper, S. L. (2015). The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property: A Natural Rights Perspective. Carolina Academic Press.
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+# Jefferson, T. Letter to Isaac McPherson (1813).
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+# For fuller arguments from similar perspectives, see Kinsella, N. S. (2008). Against Intellectual Property. Ludwig von Mises Institute; Poythress, V. Copyright and Copying: Why The Laws Should Be Changed. Retrieved May 23, 2020, from [https://frame-poythress.org/copyrights-and-copying-why-the-laws-should-be-changed https://frame-poythress.org/copyrights-and-copying-why-the-laws-should-be-changed]
 == Bibliography ==