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Many people don't understand the concept of digital property

Because our society is still transitioning to a digital environment, many people have trouble distinguishing what property is on the web and especially who it belongs to. Anonymity in digital environments causes some people to forget that digital property belongs to someone in the real world.

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Many people don't understand the concept of digital property
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Culture of entitlement
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Culture of upload first, take down and apologize if challenged
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Digital converts physical enbodiment of work into a non-physical form
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Perception that previous monopoly profits were unfair
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