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The era of so-called "intellectual property" is over. You can accept it or not. But it's going to be a lot easier if you do.
by jMyles 2mo ago
The era of so-called "intellectual property" is over.
You can accept it or not. But it's going to be a lot easier if you do.
- crote 2mo agoSo how come Disney still gets upset when I provide copies of their movies on my website as "training set for biological neural networks"? The problem isn't that IP is dying - in most industries it died ages ago. The problem is that it is now explicitly reserved for the rich.
- warkdarrior 2mo agoThe solution is straightforward -- be rich!
- jMyles 2mo ago> Disney still gets upset Why do you care about Disney's emotional outbursts in the first place though? > The problem is that it is now explicitly reserved for the rich. That's not new - it has always served entrenched interests at the cost of actual artists and entertainers. John Perry Barlow laid this out with great clarity throughout his time with The Grateful Dead, perhaps best here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLbqgG6o1n8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLbqgG6o1n8