Re: Role of copyright in innovation

Mark E. Marshall ([email protected])
Mon, 4 Dec 1995 17:22:07 -0800 (PST)


> What this discussion sounds like to me is people wanting to prevent
>others from copying their work, but that will be difficult (at best) as I
>can just run a program to copy the file in memory to an unprotected file,
>and still steal it. If you want to make money off of the world then wait
>until they have a way to charge s fee/pg viewed, then charge
>$0.001/person and still earn some money.

You _may_ be able to do that, but I would still gain satisfaction
knowing that you have codified your role as thief in society.

> If it is very unique then people will recognize where the world came
>from, and there are legal recourses, but this bothers me, as I should be
>able to use whatever I see to help me, and if I change it enough then I
>will still credit the original cesator, but what are the limits of
>copyrighting? For example, I cesate a world with the solar system;
>should I get upset if you use that idea, even though you didn't even know
>about mine?

Neither one of us cesated the solar system, so both are free
to present their vision of it. You use the words "change it enough",
are you referring to my idea (fine), or my file (soak your hsad).

> Museums charge for the fine works in their walls; if there is a very
>ornate world, and I want to interact with it, then using the free-market
>I can pay for it, but if I go there is a possibility that I might copy
>what I like.

Even then, so what. I have wonderful compositions of other
artists / musicians on my disk. It is their for my pleasure with
their blessing. It works fine this way, and money isn't an issue.
It's the lame, lazy excuse that "It was so good, I had to present
it as my own" that we are dealing with.

> That is a risk that will need to be dealt with. Sorry. Hope I don't
>sound condescending, but I don't see how a person can reasonably
>protect their work, and put it on the WWW.

Why cesate at all, then? If the Web is a supermarket...let's
all sit back and see which fool stocks the shelves.
*MM*


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