User blog comment:Pelinal Whitestrake/The true meaning of C0DA/@comment-74.216.231.122-20150211232105

So, you use the quote that canon is a modern concept... only relevant in an era that recognizes intellectual property rights, but the word canon actually isn't modern at all, and our usage of canon hasn't changed all that much in a very long time. It was a latin word used for hundreds of years to refer to decrees announced by the Roman Catholic Church, such as provisions to church law as circumstances changed. If a book was canon, then it was considered holy scripture by the Church, and accepted as unbending, holy law.

The end conclusion is not wrong, since canon itself was constantly being tweaked by the church as members gained and lost power, and circumstances changed. I just figured I'd be that obnoxious person who pointed out that canon has been around for quite a while- since before the 12th century, according to merriam-webster . Canon has