On 9/23/20 5:28 AM, Yasuaki Kudo wrote:
I would really like to hear broad philosophical arguments concerning this.
Although I am no expert, it seems the crux of the problem is "intellectual
property" itself?
Broadly-speaking yes. And when it comes to software, it specifically
concerns copyright and patents. I think the FSF has an article (probably
written by RMS) that discusses this (and recommends against using
nebulous terms like intellectual property).
I wonder if there are arguments for nullifying or limiting the extent of the
"copyright holders' terms and conditions" in the first place.
I'm also not a legal professional but have a strong interest in what
you're asking. There's indeed academic discussion on the extremely
harmful effects of how draconian and long-lasting current copyright
restrictions last. In my opinion, copyright rules as they are now
greatly stifles creativity. I was really inspired by the book "Free
Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity" by Lawrence Lessig and
"Against Intellectual Monopoly" by Michele Boldrin and David K. Levine
if you want to read more on the topic. The Techdirt blog is also quite
insightful.
The tricky part is that free software licenses, copyleft or not, derive
their power to ensure software freedom from copyright law. So if
copyright laws were to magically disappear, then the only currently
existing mechanism for protecting free software disappears with them.
Is there a solution to this somewhat paradoxical situation? (honest
question)
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