Imagine two authors are writing a book. Now, what if, by pure

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2016-08-27 07:13:15 Post No. 1608678
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:13:15 Post No. 1608678 [Report]

Imagine two authors are writing a book. Now, what if, by pure chance, they end up writing the same book -- word for word. That includes finishing and publishing the book at the same time. They are perceptually indistinguishable. Which author is the "correct" or "true" author?

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:14:58 Post No.1608679
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:14:58 Post No.1608679 [Report]

>>1608678
Whoever copyrighted it first

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:15:24 Post No.1608680
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:15:24 Post No.1608680 [Report]

>>>/lit/

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:15:46 Post No.1608682
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:15:46 Post No.1608682 [Report]

Well they're not the same book to start with, different authors

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:17:24 Post No.1608685
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:17:24 Post No.1608685 [Report]

>>1608680
Last time I asked a question on /lit/ I got immediately insulted for literally no reason.
>>1608679
They copyright it at the same time; as it is written and published at exactly the same time.

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:20:03 Post No.1608689
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:20:03 Post No.1608689 [Report]

>>1608678
they're just 2 different books because they have different authors

also i'm pretty sure you can't copyright something at the same time

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:22:23 Post No.1608693
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:22:23 Post No.1608693 [Report]

>>1608689
You don't "copyright" anything formally. You own the copyright on whatever you make.

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:41:48 Post No.1608755
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:41:48 Post No.1608755 [Report]

>>1608678
Each individually owns their own book, even though their content is identical. The difficulty in enforcement is irrelevent

Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:52:17 Post No.1608778
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Anonymous 2016-08-27 07:52:17 Post No.1608778 [Report]

>>1608678

Define 'correct'.
Define 'true'.

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