@Plague, I do agree. But the compiled exe is not knowledge. The actual CODE is the knowledge, and even then they can disassemble the code and that would be the perfect way of distributing 'knowledge'. You see, you have to have a brain between your ears to understand the REAL concepts of information freedom.
Lots of idiots say that the fully compiled programs are information that you can use, they aren't. There is nothing you can learn FROM the compiled program in terms of information about the program, yeah, you can see it run, but not anything else.
Next you'll say music should be free, well, music is a compiled version of the score and lyrics. You SHOULDN'T be paying for the song, you should be paying for the way the song is playied and sung. Any band can preform a copyrighted song. Its been done many times before, and some people even put up MP3's of their band doing it. Piracy? No, that is copyright infringment.
And that is what needs to go, copyrighting something is just the way people create monopolies. I agree with TRADEMARKING, but if you invent a new way to make paper that uses 30% less tree, the 'buisness' you are doing could be deemed extortion to the environment. You are helping yourself the wrong way.
Now, in a better world, you wouldn't sell your idea, you would be the one implementing it. It is like that old saying... "I am not a rocket scientist", you are the one who best knows it and best understands the new technology. You will have more power as a contributer then as a one time seller.
Now please, don't give the concept a bad name, it is truly a good concept when you get down to it, Copyrighting only came into play because of the scarcity of manufaturing companies. And sometimes people who complain about copyright infringment are people who never cared in the first place.
Hording information only results in a nation of idiots. You can have 50 groups working on a cure for a common ailment, but they would never confir with each other, they would never share data. It is just a race, not for the cure, but for the benifits you would reap for possessing this cure.
Do you know, research into genitics is impeeded due to many corporations 'buying stock' into the genome? Randomly patenting genes or sections of the genome just to make money from the people who research it. The sad part is, these corporations aren't even genetics based, many of them don't even know what they patented, they just sit back and sue anyone who uses 'their' gene.
Quote: "Im sure alot of the people on here use alot of illegal stuff may it be music, games etc.....so i doubt they would have a probelm with this lol.
"Lot's of us fourmers would flame you to death if we ever found out"
I would think the number would be small
Im not saying i do illegal stuff but many people do, and i doubt that the terms and conditions of this software will be upheld for the most case anyways."
Phil, you are blatantly saying that piracy will go by undetected. And that there are a lot of pirates. I don't care what you say NOW, your comment specifically makes it sound like no one loses anything, and that no one cares.
Heck, you even go so far to imply that only the stupid people don't pirite. Yes, you don't directly state it, but you did say that there are a lot of pirates and few honest Abes. Either you see the world at your hands, being a pirate. Or you see the world out of control, being a pessimist.
But let me tell you what I say constantly, if you are the pirate, beware of what you download. Those downloads can be tagged by law enforcement, and once you download they can find who you are.
The can even enter an illigally distributed download and record the people downloading it, the naivity that goes on is unbelievable.
You think you are free online? You're not, although each 'district' might only have a 'few' people browsing the webs, be assured that the number adds up. Monitoring all kinds of activity, mainly in chatrooms as that is where alot of the fish are.
And to the first that decides to be naive about the power of the law, please, go read a book.
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