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ThomPete on Jan 18, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why I'm a Pirate

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What if the instrument creators started to license the use of their guitars, drums and people had to pay royalties.

jiggy2011 on Jan 19, 2012 [–]

I suppose they could have patented them (although there would have been allot of prior art), but that patent would have expired way before now.

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