[plug] Re: "stealing"?

[James Elliott]

Colin

You say that powered flight cannot be copied by 'you' but intellectual
properties can.  Therefore it is not OK to steal powered flight but it IS OK
to steal intellectual property.

When my kids come and ask me what Uni course to do or what is a good
business to get into, I will be recommending they become Airline Pilots, I
give you the tip - Powered flight is protected, but they would be crazy to
go into a software business where it is morally OK for people to use their
product for free and deny them an income.

James Elliott
----- Original Message -----
From: "Colin Muller" <colin at twobluedots.com.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Sunday, November 17, 2002 11:36 AM
Subject: Re: [plug] Re: "stealing"?


> On Sun, Nov 17, 2002 at 10:53:33AM +0800, garry wrote:
> > Using the same logic, I paraphrase..
> >
> > The notion of powered flight did not always exist.
>
> The powered flight you are provided with cannot be copied by you (and
> provided to your friends) without using the resources of the person
> who provided the flight to you. An item of intellectual "property"
> can. Your analogy fails before it begins because of that simple fact.
> This mistaken analogy is what lies at the root of all assumptions that
> copyright is the only suitable way to reward people for intellectual
> production.
>
> Colin
>