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Software intellectual property is (for better or worse) primarily enshrined in patents, which have a limited exclusive lifetime. The content industry’s intelle
by thebooktocome 3y ago
Software intellectual property is (for better or worse) primarily enshrined in patents, which have a limited exclusive lifetime.
The content industry’s intellectual property is primarily enshrined in copyright, whose exclusive lifetime greatly outstrips most human lifespans.
It’s not contradictory to be for the first and against the second.
- andsoitis 3y agoAre you for software patents? I find it more palatable to be for copyright than for software patents.
- thebooktocome 3y agoNo, I’m personally against all forms of intellectual property but that’s far outside the mainstream. The position I describe above is consistent, though. And widely held.
- andsoitis 3y agoIt is interesting to read about the origin of copyright: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright