So not only is the tradition of intellectual property old, it's also something that has arisen independently in different cultures over time.
And this makes copyright a natural right? Come on! The same argument can be said to hold for slavery.
I consider freedom of ideas and the freedom to build upon the ideas of others
a level of cultural maturity to strive for.
But as long as the earnings of profit give you more status than an intelectual accomplishment this ideal is indeed a long way of.
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Let's patent the unethical AI and see who makes the most money...and while we're at it, don't forget to patent the ethics agnostic AI.
So not only is the tradition of intellectual property old, it's also something that has arisen independently in different cultures over time.
And this makes copyright a natural right? Come on! The same argument can be said to hold for slavery.
I consider freedom of ideas and the freedom to build upon the ideas of others a level of cultural maturity to strive for. But as long as the earnings of profit give you more status than an intelectual accomplishment this ideal is indeed a long way of.