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[Poll] I don't own my intellect?
April 15, 2001 - 09:22 AM
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Well..this topic is near and dear to me since I do a lot of software programming. As most people who use computers on a regular basis are aware....software is not always paid for by its users. I've written and used computer programs for so long that I have a very firm opinion on this stuff (in case you were wondering), and that is: I can never assume that software I write belongs to me as long as it exists in the public domain. As a result, I wind up releasing most of the source code for my applications to the public so that they can at least learn from my work. Now the other big side of the debate is, at this point, screaming "Then how do I make a living off this stuff?" In response I suggest you check out www.microsoft.com or www.sgi.com
As soon as I let the sea of Internet users get their hands on my software I concede that I have no control over what they do with it. Nor will I ever try to influence what that person does with it.
If it's on the Net who does it belong to?
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Re: I don't own my intellect?
April 15, 2001 - 10:35 AM
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Although "open-source" programming requires "letting go" of what you might consider your "baby", allowing the general populous of programmers and enthusiasts view, improve, and add features into your stuff makes progress happen so much faster!
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Re: I don't own my intellect?
April 27, 2001 - 12:12 PM
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The only things that cannot be taken from you
is your knowledge, your spirit, and your soul and even those are lost when you die
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Free TV's?
May 9, 2001 - 06:17 AM
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Following that logic, TVs can technically be taken from a retail outlet, gum from a convenience store. Why is that any different from Intellectual property?
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Re: I don't own my intellect?
May 9, 2001 - 09:01 AM
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Intellectual property is Software and only is valuable as long as you have a computer. What good is cable if you don't have a TV... What good is a TV without cable...
I think the value lies in that which you place value. If you want to make money off it, then you have better figure out a way to make it your own and not share it unless you get paid.
Maybe we should define Intellectual Property.
Are Laws Intellectual property
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Re: I don't own my intellect?
May 9, 2001 - 10:28 AM
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I think that if you want to protect your intellectual property, good luck...these days, nothing of that sort is really safe, and there is nothing we can really do about it, except adapt to this change, and try to use it as a more profitable means.
How? I don't know.
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the value of property
May 9, 2001 - 11:57 AM
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SSmurf: It's a bit overwhelming for me as well. I certainly can't think of a nice linear solution to the whole dilemma. Maybe we have to change the way we think about property? Can people loosen their grip on material possessions? Is this a thread more suitable for the philosophy section?
mj: I don't have cable, but I won't be giving away my 27" anytime soon. Does it make sense that I can tell the cashier at a software store:
"I only use MS Office for resumes and reading a few text docs. It's really only worth about $40 to me, can I have it for that instead of $350?"
I'd never buy a software application over $100, so, if my friend were to give me a copy, the author's not really losing a sale. I never would have bought it in the first place. Agreed?
I place very little value in such software, therefore, by your reasoning, its value is very little. I shouldn't have to pay more than $20 a pop!
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Laws are intangible creations of intellect they are not belonging to any single person's intellect.
Technically, if laws were Intellectual Property, they could be patented. Are laws something that should be under patent?
Would you pay licensing fees as part of your taxes so that people could be tried in court for drunk driving or child-abuse?
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