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What's going to happen when things like this become common and they're attached to storage devices? Like when we have BMIs and neuro prosthetics, how will copyr

by danford 13y ago

What's going to happen when things like this become common and they're attached to storage devices? Like when we have BMIs and neuro prosthetics, how will copyright law be enforced? will there be a special "data control agency" that has access to my BMI to make sure I don't copy any information I don't own? Hopefully we'll have some sane laws regarding copyright and software patents by that time. IMO we're on our way to a point where the government needs to step in and keep this kind of hardware/software open source and imho they also need to make laws that make not reporting a bug a semi-serious crime, and very serious crime for agencies that exploit bugs in secret.

userbinator 13y ago
Our eyes are already attached to a mass storage (and processing) device, and although it has a very high capacity, it tends to be rather lossy and have high error rates. :-) It will certainly be an interesting future, and I hope it is one where information becomes even more free.
- clef 13y ago
  That mass storage device can even be permanently damaged if dropped on the floor :)
  - deciplex 13y ago
    Rather less damaged by various magnetic fields though, than is typical.
NolF 13y ago
I think copyright would be the least of the worries. Think about the implications it would have in courts for common traffic offenses, non-violent crimes (including drug use), and maintaining corporate and state secrets. Then also consider other the privacy considerations day to day kind of stuff to even child pornography (minors with this implant). Ideally the BMI would be as protected as the brain in a 5th amendment sense, but it's a very quick and tempting slippery slope...