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jv103 on 20 April 2009

I'm starting this thread just to gauge the opinions of the members on this site. I was interested because of the Pirate Bay trial forum.

Basically I am just wondering in a digital age, how do we define property? In a digital age it seems a bit problematic to use traditional definitions of theft and sharing- as the modern situation is anything but traditional. So what do you all think?

From a personal experience, I understand file-sharing but recognize that is simply sharing at best and illegal copying at worst.

I'm of the belief that sharing for a temporary time is acceptable with a single copy, but "sharing" with thousands of strangers is illegal. I guess this still makes the whole ordeal rather unenforceable and leads to ridiclous things like DRM enable programs.

 

Anyways, I am just interested in what you all think. I figure that this will become a larger issue as more things become available as products that are intangible. For example, the sale of items on World of Warcraft- How do we deal with this changing paradigm of what constitues 'property'?



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akuma587 on 20 April 2009

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property

Intellectual property (IP) are legal property rights over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; ideas, discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets.

The majority of intellectual property rights provide creators of original works economic incentive to develop and share ideas through a form of temporary monopoly.

Although many of the legal principles governing intellectual property have evolved over centuries, it was not until the late 20th century that the term intellectual property began to be used as a unifying concept. [2]



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Kasz216 on 20 April 2009
akuma587 said:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property

Intellectual property (IP) are legal property rights over creations of the mind, both artistic and commercial, and the corresponding fields of law.[1] Under intellectual property law, owners are granted certain exclusive rights to a variety of intangible assets, such as musical, literary, and artistic works; ideas, discoveries and inventions; and words, phrases, symbols, and designs. Common types of intellectual property include copyrights, trademarks, patents, industrial design rights and trade secrets.

The majority of intellectual property rights provide creators of original works economic incentive to develop and share ideas through a form of temporary monopoly.

Although many of the legal principles governing intellectual property have evolved over centuries, it was not until the late 20th century that the term intellectual property began to be used as a unifying concept. [2]

Yep.

It's a very flawed system though.  I think Intellectual Property laws are largely broken laws that support a broken system.  Intellectual property like software needs to be treated differently then common products.

 



migasuk on 21 April 2009

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