Well, lucky for you I'm not arguing on the merits of the law, only that it exists (and has since at least 1979 when the first federal law in this area was passed, though state protections pre-date that), and that the original commenter was mistaken in thinking it didn't.
As for the rest, eh, I genuinely don't care enough to argue. My original purpose was to correct a misunderstanding and provide some hopefully helpful additional context, not to argue for or against the ethical righteousness of various IP protection regimes.
As for the rest, eh, I genuinely don't care enough to argue. My original purpose was to correct a misunderstanding and provide some hopefully helpful additional context, not to argue for or against the ethical righteousness of various IP protection regimes.