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Freedom of Information: Its rediculous that one can be jailed, thieved or killed for: possessing someone else's number, telling someone a secret number, or ref

Freedom of Information: Its rediculous that one can be jailed, thieved or killed for: possessing someone else's number, telling someone a secret number, or refusing to share the correct number with someone. These problems only exist because society believes in, and enforces, ownership of ideas

afarrell 9y ago
So, given that a jpg is just a very large number, I infer from your framing thst you are in favor of legalizing: - leaking someone's private medical records - sending weapons designs to a foreign power - selling photos of child abuse Correct?
- gambiting 9y ago
  All three actions you listed can remain illegal, while owning the information(or to keep with the analogy "a very large number") should be fully legal. It's not illegal to have a case full of medical records, but stealing them or releasing them without permission is illegal, no?
  - talmand 9y ago
    Depends on the item in question; sometimes mere possession of an item, even if obtained legally, can be illegal.
- NicenJehr 9y ago
  Basically yes, I am proposing that sharing of bits be a universal right. There are other approaches you can take to solve the problems you mentioned. case 1 and 2 can be mitigated by only granting data access to those who sign a contract to keep the secret, under appropriate penalties case 3, the horseman! it's easy argue this one from emotion. some thoughts anyway: - i'm all for punishing actual child abusers - look at how many 17 year olds get criminal records or jail for sexting, which the law defines as "child porn" - "legal" and "allowed" have distinct definitions. society can affect behavior without the behavior being "illegal". try being gay in a religious fundamentalist community - my ultimate solution would be, educate every child and adult in the world, to the point where every child feels comfortable telling any stranger "Help, my guardian took pictures of me naked", have a justice system that determines the truth, and inform the community of the outcome so they can shun the evildoer

afarrell 9y ago

So, given that a jpg is just a very large number, I infer from your framing thst you are in favor of legalizing: - leaking someone's private medical records - sending weapons designs to a foreign power - selling photos of child abuse Correct?

gambiting 9y ago
All three actions you listed can remain illegal, while owning the information(or to keep with the analogy "a very large number") should be fully legal. It's not illegal to have a case full of medical records, but stealing them or releasing them without permission is illegal, no?
- talmand 9y ago
  Depends on the item in question; sometimes mere possession of an item, even if obtained legally, can be illegal.
NicenJehr 9y ago
Basically yes, I am proposing that sharing of bits be a universal right. There are other approaches you can take to solve the problems you mentioned. case 1 and 2 can be mitigated by only granting data access to those who sign a contract to keep the secret, under appropriate penalties case 3, the horseman! it's easy argue this one from emotion. some thoughts anyway: - i'm all for punishing actual child abusers - look at how many 17 year olds get criminal records or jail for sexting, which the law defines as "child porn" - "legal" and "allowed" have distinct definitions. society can affect behavior without the behavior being "illegal". try being gay in a religious fundamentalist community - my ultimate solution would be, educate every child and adult in the world, to the point where every child feels comfortable telling any stranger "Help, my guardian took pictures of me naked", have a justice system that determines the truth, and inform the community of the outcome so they can shun the evildoer