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The word "natural" in English has more meaning than just "part of Nature" in the common sense. The OP is using the word to refer to properties common to materi
by nate_meurer 15y ago
The word "natural" in English has more meaning than just "part of Nature" in the common sense. The OP is using the word to refer to properties common to material objects, as opposed to immaterial things such as ideas and expressions.
And exactly what issue is it that demands a resolution here? The problem was manufactured by a guy who wants exclusive ownership to a picture taken by a monkey. Perhaps the real problem is our assumption that every expression must be copyrighted automatically.
- Meai 15y agoWell the problem that needs to be solved is obviously copyright law, as does the article indicate too. It couldn't be clearer that people are not happy with the current status quo, for example regarding redistribution of digital goods. How we as a society are going to handle that is not a solved issue. I felt the need to point out, that simply stating "copyright is in itself unnatural, let's just not think about it or drop it" is preposterous and uses an arbitrary definition of "natural" and furthermore draws arbitrary conclusions on that definition. (natural = good) We clearly need to have some kind of protection of ideas, because they clearly have value. But mostly because people themselves value them.