Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 5th January 2001

Dilbert//4283, first published 25 years ago on Friday 5th January 2001

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created software copyrighted work available for free plunge depression creativity psychology

Official transcript

Asok the Intern says to Dilbert, "I created software that makes all copyrighted work on the net available for free!"

Dilbert asks Asok, "Wouldn't that destroy all forms of creativity and plunge us into a depression?"

Asok says to Dilbert, "Yes... But it is very neat."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CREATED SOFTWARE THAT MAKES ALL COPYRIGHTED WORK ON THE NET AVAILABLE FOR FREE!

WOULDN'T THAT DESTROY ALL FORMS OF CREATIVITY AND PLUNGE US INTO A DEPRESSION?

YES. ..

BUT IT IS VERY NEAT.

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