On Wed, 10 Mar 2004, Horst Herb wrote: ... > 1.) "Intellectual property" is a dehumanizing construct
Horst, Dehumanizing or not, "intellectual property" happens to be an important artifact for much of the "Westernized" societies. ... > There is no evolution of knowledge if knowledge is not shared ok. > - and "intellectual property" is the anathema of sharing knowledge. This part I do not agree with. People share knowledge in the form of "intellectual property" all the time. Every time we read a book or watch a movie, for example. > Can you imagine where we would be today if Isaac Newton would not have > openly published his ideas, but locked them away as "intellectual > property"? No no no, a way to maximize the "sharing" of intellectual property is to find a publisher who is willing to put up the paper and ink to print lots of copies of essays that describe Isaac Newton's ideas. ... > It is a non-monetary economy of that kind which obviously suits > "increase of knowledge wealth" best, This is true sometimes. I think it is also a mistake to entirely dismiss the usefulness of intellectual property. Best regards, Andrew --- Andrew P. Ho, M.D. OIO: Open Infrastructure for Outcomes www.TxOutcome.Org
