> If intellectual property isn't property, then just what is property? > Why not just give away cars, houses, and everything else?
Well, mr. Boling. If you would like to make a copy of my house, I won't be stopping you. And just like with free software, you only have to pay for the cost of making the copy.
Yes, the IMF money finally goes into a project (albeit a risky one) that might help Russia to build up a high-tech industry and create some good-paying jobs.
Russia needs that. Especially considering that the IMF money is actually loans that at one point has to be paid back. Wouldn't be very good then if all the money had been spent on things that will never give a cent in return, would it?
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> If intellectual property isn't property, then just what is property?
> Why not just give away cars, houses, and everything else?
Well, mr. Boling. If you would like to make a copy of my house, I won't be stopping you. And just like with free software, you only have to pay for the cost of making the copy.
This article is amusing, isn't it?
Yes, the IMF money finally goes into a project (albeit a risky one) that might help Russia to build up a high-tech industry and create some good-paying jobs.
Russia needs that. Especially considering that the IMF money is actually loans that at one point has to be paid back. Wouldn't be very good then if all the money had been spent on things that will never give a cent in return, would it?