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I tried to be rational and then I got to the second paragraph of their own brief: "The second and even more pernicious effect is that illegal theft of intellec
by TheBiv 13y ago
I tried to be rational and then I got to the second paragraph of their own brief:
"The second and even more pernicious effect is that illegal theft of intellectual property is undermining both the means and the incentive for entrepreneurs to innovate, which will slow the development of new inventions and industries that can further expand the world economy and continue to raise the prosperity and quality of life for everyone. Unless current trends are reversed, there is a risk of stifling innovation, with adverse consequences for both developed and still developing countries."
Source: http://ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.pdf http://ipcommission.org/report/IP_Commission_Report_052213.p...
- doktrin 13y agoYes, they might as well have thrown "... for the good of mankind..." in for good measure. On another note, thanks for linking to the source material.
- coldcode 13y agoAnd ... won't someone please think of the children
- w1ntermute 13y agoThe dinosaurs running the entertainment industry wouldn't know innovation if it smacked them in the face.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoThey are not idiots, at least not all of them. The're mostly the real-life example of Upton Sinclair's quote. "It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not understanding it!"
- onemorepassword 13y ago> "illegal theft of intellectual property" Say what? Such bizarre phrases make me seriously doubt the intelligence and education of the people who wrote this.
- artificialidiot 13y agoBut they are petitioning for legal theft of control over your computer. I think they know what they are saying.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoThey are not stupid. This isn't a mistake. It's Dark Arts. They're trying (quite successfully) to attach the word "theft" to copyright infringement, so that people discuss it in terms of moral intuitions about stealing. 'cause if it is called "stealing" then it must be evil, right?
- mcintyre1994 13y agoAnd they've been doing so for a long time. "You wouldn't steal a car" etc. were all about equating piracy with stealing from a shop or whatever.
- TeMPOraL 13y agoExactly. Funny though, now the obvious answer to "you wouldn't download a car" is "of course I would, just give me a big enough 3D printer!".
- krichman 13y ago1. Their intellectual property is not being stolen, it's impossible to "steal" a digital file. Their rights are being infringed. 2. The major thing retarding development of new inventions and industries are the wealthy luddites digging their feet in and trying to extract as much as possible from actual innovators.
- iknight 13y agoWow, "The National Bureau of Asian Research", really?