Melancholy elephants

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1. fencepostMay 2023
   This is basically the theme of Spider Robinson's Melancholy Elephants from 1982 (http://spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html full short story).

   Hugo winner, and if you haven't read it it's both highly relevant and a quick read.

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2. samatOct 2022
   I recommend you read Melancholy Elephants, a short novel on copyright by Spider Robinson, I read it years ago and it stuck in my brain http://www.spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html you might like it
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3. dmitriidJan 2021
   There's an amazing story by Spyder Robinson that expolres exactly that: Melancholy Elephants, http://www.spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html It was published in 1983 and won Hugo Award for Best Short Story. It's as relvant today, as then. Even more relevant.
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4. sohkamyungJan 2018
   I always bring this up whenever copyright extension is mentioned: Spider Robinson's "Melancholy Elephants" [1], a worthwhile read on the effects of a super-long copyright extension. The story itself is under a Creative Commons license.

   [1] http://spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html

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5. eat_veggiesJan 2018
   This really reminds me of a short story someone on HN recommended a while ago: "Melancholy Elephants," written by Spider Robinson.

   http://spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html

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6. bydoMay 2013
   You guys ever read 'Melancholy Elephants' by Spider Robinson?

   http://www.spiderrobinson.com/melancholyelephants.html

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