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	]s do not consider that ] and theft of other people's ideas is a good thing. Anarchists and others who do so would be looked at as dishonest and untrustworthy. What is more important to Anarchists is the refusal to own ideas and knowledge. In some sense it is similar to the arguments over patenting life forms.		]s do not consider that ] and theft of other people's ideas is a good thing. Anarchists and others who do so would be looked at as dishonest and untrustworthy. What is more important to Anarchists is the refusal to own ideas and knowledge. In some sense it is similar to the arguments over patenting life forms.

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Anti-Copyright is an actual "copyright" statement. It is required because in may places items are copyright unless specifically stated otherwise. Typically an anti-copyright statement is found in the masthead of a magazine (refering to the entire contents of the magazine) or at the end or beginning of an article. Anti-copyright is a protest against copyright. Usually it is found in Anarchist magazines and books. Anti-copyright is not strictly limited to Anarchists. The idea behind Anti-copyright is that ideas and knowledge should not be owned or controlled. This is perhaps best summed up in Pierre-Joseph Proudhon's slogan Property is Theft.

The following quote was lifted from a source which the author of this sentence refuses to name, without asking permission. Even further, the quote may have been tampered with and not actually truly reflect the original source. Even so, it is still listed as a quote. "Anti-Copyright! Reprint freely, in any manner desired, even without naming the source."

Anarchists do not consider that plagiarism and theft of other people's ideas is a good thing. Anarchists and others who do so would be looked at as dishonest and untrustworthy. What is more important to Anarchists is the refusal to own ideas and knowledge. In some sense it is similar to the arguments over patenting life forms.

Most people would regard "anti-copyright" as being equivalent to a dedication of material into the public domain. Some contributors to Misplaced Pages claim that their contributions are "anti-copyright". However, based on the click-through contract on the Misplaced Pages submit form, their work is either dedicated into the public domain or licensed under the GFDL.