"Copying is not theft Stealing a thing leaves one less left Copying it makes one thing more That's what copying's for. Copying isn't theft If I copy yours, you have it too One for me and one for you That's what copies can do. If I steal your bicycle, You have to take the bus But if I just copy it, There's one for each of us! Making more of a thing That is what we call copying Sharing ideas with everyone That's why copying... ...Is fun!"
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"Copying Is Not Theft - let the re-recording begin! (15 December 2009) ; also quoted in "Calling All Musicians: Can You Arrange This Song?" at QuestionCopyright.org · "We Are Creators Too: Nina Paley " (2009) — introduced by Paley singing a variant of the first stanza of her song · "Copying Is Not Theft - Official Version" (1 April 2010)
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