Intellectual Monopoly
Posted May 3, 2007 14:47 UTC (Thu) by
Duncan (guest, #6647)
In reply to:
Intellectual Monopoly by BackSeat
Parent article:
Show Us the Code (Linux Journal)
Indeed. I'd love to see an article on it, and get RMS' input on the the
term as well, as he often sees angles most folks don't. In particular, he
has to this point often emphasized the difference between copyright,
trademark, and patent, saying it's a mistake to group them together as it
masks important differences. However, it seems people like the
convenience of doing so, and if part of the objection was simply because
there was no simple and easy replacement term, well, that would seem to be
taken care of now. It'd therefore be interesting to see RMS' ideas on it,
hopefully either clarifying the why they can't properly be lumped together
a bit further (perhaps convincing a few more in the process), or allowing,
perhaps with some reluctance, that it's at least a minimally acceptable
alternative to spelling out all three longhand.
OTOH, IM seems like a redefinition in line with "Digital Restrictions
Management", which RMS seems to use with gusto now, and maybe it doesn't
have issues. =8^)
Duncan
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