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I don't think you understand what a copy is. Memorising something isn't a copy. The Wikipedia page you linked to doesn't even list knowing an illegal number as a crime. It says process, utter, or transmit.

I personally feel like you've tried really hard to find something that makes copyright look like a bad thing and something that breaches your human rights. But all I think is you don't know what you're talking about.

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Personal attacks will get you banned on HN. Please post civilly and substantively, or not at all.

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I believe that was a civil way to point out to someone that they're not coming across completely lacking knowledge on a subject and that they're coming across as a try hard. Personally, I believe that not stating this in scenarios like this is akin to bullying. Basically, the person is out of their depth instead of pointing it out, people carry on while smirking to themselves feeling superior while everyone else enjoys the embarrassment. To me, that is intellectual bullying. This is not a nice thing to do. Instead, the civil thing to do is to point out that the framing of their point is not good and this allows them to improve the framing of their point.

If your intention is to help someone improve the framing of their point, that's great. The way to do that is (a) not be aggressive, and (b) provide helpful information about the point itself. Then we all can learn something.

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