i think the confusion here is the notion that somehow because something is not physical that it shouldn't be treated as real. within the context of society this is obviously not true - ideas/ip can and do have great impact. there's some basic levels here: physical, social, and knowledge. to argue that physical and maybe social should have property protections but knowledge should not doesn't hold water...as we move into the informati0n age the question isn't if but how the protection of intellectual property is regulated.
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i would slowly jettison windows and stick with ie as the basis for a new empire
some /.'ers need things explained in anti-microsoft terms, you just performed a valuable service
ideas come from people; the other way around is simply not true.
i think the confusion here is the notion that somehow because something is not physical that it shouldn't be treated as real. within the context of society this is obviously not true - ideas/ip can and do have great impact. there's some basic levels here: physical, social, and knowledge. to argue that physical and maybe social should have property protections but knowledge should not doesn't hold water...as we move into the informati0n age the question isn't if but how the protection of intellectual property is regulated.
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indeed, my good man.
let them watch wing commander