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[–] Senal@programming.dev 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sure, but that's not the only way people have guarded ideas.

Secret societies, artisan guilds that only taught it's members and on occasion killed people who find out their secrets, professions taught only to the direct student.

Just because the formal idea of something was recorded doesn't mean it wasnt around before.

As people we are constantly hoarding knowledge and ideas to benefit is individually or as a tribe.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

As people we are constantly hoarding knowledge and ideas to benefit is individually or as a tribe.

rather ☞ As people we are constantly sharing knowledge and ideas to benefit collectively

[–] Senal@programming.dev 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

They aren't mutually exclusive concepts, both can be true.

The point was that guarding ideas didn't start with formalised copyright.