| Calmador said: What seems hard for me to understand? That I can make a copy of digital products and I can't make copies in the same manner of physical products. I have games that are NES cartidge... do I own them? I don't? I never wondered? Why would I? I can make back up copies if I want ... can I make copies and give copies to other people yes but I shouldn't.. because I'd be a culprit of theft. I thought I addressed it all, but if I missed something, please tell me. Patents were never being talked about here... theft was. Yes people have to patent their intelicual property because they have to protect thier work, it makes sense. That little bit of digital information that we can make infinite copies of is all they have to show for the years of work that many people put into it. In a way the creator and the consumer both own the products, I understand it and respect (like I'd respect any other person, atleast try to anyways) them by not being abusive of what I'm capable of. A pot and a video game are not the same thing and likewise the ways to steal a pot or a video game are not the same thing and that's why it's ridiculous when someone thinks that the thing being stolen has to dissappear in the digital world just like in the physical world. You can make a copy of it and copying CAN (piracy specifically) be a form of theft. So do I really really own my copy of Super Mario bros on the NES? Absolutely I have the codes (within the cartidge), I can literally do anything with it, could make back ups... or even help someone commit theft but of course we shouldn't do that. I know I own it but I also understand that doing whatever you want with things... CAN be imorral. |
These part here show that you still not get the concept of ownership in terms of patents. You do not own a copy of Super Mario Bros. The only sole owner of this is Nintendo. You do however own an end-user license, allowing you fair use of the patented material.
I hate to break the ice to you, but unless you're a game developer/publisher, chances are you own NO games.
