I've often wondered how a "Star Trek" universe, complete with "transporter" technology that allows replication of physical objects would work in a world dominated by lawyers, copyrights and patents. This article addresses that very issue ....

Peer To Peer Meets Manufacturing [Slashdot]
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A very good summation of some of the legal issues involved in copyright.

Copying is Theft - and other legal myths. Fair and unfair use [The Register]
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