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If you're going to have copyright and intellectual property, then you need libraries, period. You can't charge money for such goods and completely cut off acce
by TimJYoung 8y ago
If you're going to have copyright and intellectual property, then you need libraries, period. You can't charge money for such goods and completely cut off access to those that can't afford them. You need a balance between compensating the hard work of the creators and making sure that all citizens have access to their own culture, especially children.
I also host a software development meetup at our local library, and I'm pretty sure that this is commonplace in the software meetup/user group world.
Even Thomas Sowell, a man that isn't fond of government ventures, frequently talks about how important libraries were to his intellectual development as a child.
- kazen44 8y ago> If you're going to have copyright and intellectual property, then you need libraries, period. You can't charge money for such goods and completely cut off access to those that can't afford them. i strongly agree with this point. Freedom to educate onselfes without using institutionalised education is also VITAL for a democracy to function properly. People seem to forget libraries are one of the only places one can gain new knowledge regardless of their economic state or status. (atleast, that is how it works in my country).