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I think things will get interesting when augmented reality becomes so ingrained in our society that it becomes difficult to separate it from what is real. As v

I think things will get interesting when augmented reality becomes so ingrained in our society that it becomes difficult to separate it from what is real. As virtual entities take over the mindshare of 'real entities' in our lives, we might start integrating the virtual entities more into our thought processes and into our artworks - Which would increase the frequency of copyright infringement. So basically, as the virtual world takes over the real world, companies who produce virtual goods will be able to take over ownership of our reality and therefore of our minds. Combined with big data, companies will be able to monitor our usage of their intellectual property as part of our lives and charge us for it.

tsunamifury 10y ago
A) we already do, its called a "concept" -- its pretty much the fundamentals of how we see and understand the world around us. Concepts don't need a physical manifestation to have real effects. (e.g. wave patterns) B) This isn't much different than headphones, just for your eyes. Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia.
- fpgaminer 10y ago
  > B) This isn't much different than headphones, just for your eyes. Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia. Being able to take music everywhere ushered in the aggressive copyright regime we now live in; DMCA et al.
- coldtea 10y ago
  >Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia. Well, it cheapened music listening a lot. People that have not been around for the vinyl era don't have any idea how much more important and communal music listening and pop music was back then.
- SuperPaintMan 10y ago
  >Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia. A culture of self-isolation in public spaces where 50% of inhabitants are stuck in semireality instead of a functional member of the environment? It's a bit dystopic, just socially acceptable.

tsunamifury 10y ago

A) we already do, its called a "concept" -- its pretty much the fundamentals of how we see and understand the world around us. Concepts don't need a physical manifestation to have real effects. (e.g. wave patterns) B) This isn't much different than headphones, just for your eyes. Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia.

fpgaminer 10y ago
> B) This isn't much different than headphones, just for your eyes. Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia. Being able to take music everywhere ushered in the aggressive copyright regime we now live in; DMCA et al.
coldtea 10y ago
>Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia. Well, it cheapened music listening a lot. People that have not been around for the vinyl era don't have any idea how much more important and communal music listening and pop music was back then.
SuperPaintMan 10y ago
>Temper your fears with what being able to take music everywhere did to make a dystopia. A culture of self-isolation in public spaces where 50% of inhabitants are stuck in semireality instead of a functional member of the environment? It's a bit dystopic, just socially acceptable.