On Sun, 11 Jan 2015 23:09:41 +0100
rysiek <[email protected]> wrote:
> Dnia niedziela, 11 stycznia 2015 18:34:24 Juan pisze:
> > > I would say: that individuals should have the right to use their
> > > *tools* however they like, including fixing them, modifying them
> > > and helping their neighbours by lending them.
> >
> > Which boils down to : this is my stuff - I do with it
> > whatever I want.
>
> So, if I write a program, whose "stuff" is it? Mine? Yours if you're
> using it? the "boils down to" is a bit simplified, isn't it.
I was referring to physical property - computer hardware in this
case. Again, the argument is that since people own the hardware
they should control it (otherwise they don't really own it).
If you write a program you are the author. You can keep it
secret but you can't prevent people from copying it/using it
if you somehow make it public. As to who 'owns' it, the
question doesn't make much sense because, again, intellectual
'property' doesn't really work liky physical property.
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