A Thought on Intellectual Property

[benlehman]

Inspired by some kefluffle.

On the internet, a lot of thought (including me) is put into the availability and rights to creative work: intellectual property.

Considerably less emphasis is put on producing creative work which is actually work someone's time: your own or others.

This seems backwards to me.

Comments

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

Producing creative work actually worth someone's time (anyone's time, even yours) is not related to intellectual property, nor is it a particularly modern idea.

You're trying to paint me into a corner: "Because you disagree with me, you must be the opposite of what I agree with."

Stop.

yrs--
--Ben

[tigerbunny-db.livejournal.com]

I didn't think that was what I was doing... For one thing, I'm not really sure I *do* disagree with you. I agree with both propositions (as I see them: "access to other people's ideas is good for me making my own stuff" and "quality matters"). I don't think they're related. I don't think they're in opposition in any way. They're not talking about the same thing.

[benlehman.livejournal.com]

They are totally orthogonal in all ways except time spent worrying about it.

yrs--
--Ben