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Written Sep 3, 2026; first published here. Some details may have changed since it was written.

Christopher Gabriel Brown · 10 min read

I — Patents and Copyrights, and Why I Do What I Do

Patents and copyrights are two of the main forms of legal protection for ideas, inventions, and creative work. Both grant exclusive rights for a limited time, but they protect different…

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