minus-squarepalebluethought@lemmy.worldtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•What would happen if ancient mythologies were privatized in the future in the case of intellectual property, so they would no longer be free to use?linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 days agoWell, they can’t, because they’re already in the public domain and nobody is around who can claim them as an original creation. If you want this to be some pure hypothetical where that doesn’t matter, then… Sure, I guess? That’s what intellectual property is. linkfedilink
minus-squarepalebluethought@lemmy.worldtoRust Programming@lemmy.ml•When I have an `Option<Result<T, E>>` but need a `Result<Option<T>, E>`linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·17 days agoYou see, a monad is like a burrito… linkfedilink
Well, they can’t, because they’re already in the public domain and nobody is around who can claim them as an original creation.
If you want this to be some pure hypothetical where that doesn’t matter, then… Sure, I guess? That’s what intellectual property is.