One of the reasons that today’s copyright is such a bad fit for the modern digital world is that its roots lie deep in 18th-century law and analogue objects like books. This fact has created a kind…
  • @notfromhere@lemmy.mlEnglish
    1•9 hours ago

    I mean what if you didn’t use 20/100 for the value, you used a symbol (in the code as the value). Would it still apply?

    • Mossy Feathers (They/Them)English
      2•3 hours ago

      …yes? Changing the language or the way it’s presented doesn’t change the math behind the scenes. That’s not how computers work.