On Jun 1, 2007, at 9:16 AM, YKY (Yan King Yin) wrote:
On 6/2/07, Russell Wallace <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Robbing a bank is morally unjustified because it takes away
wealth from people who are entitled to the wealth *legitimately*.
>
> And extorting money by software patents is morally unjustified for
the same reason: it takes away wealth from people (the authors of
software) who are entitled to it legitimately.
That is rather problematic. I am generally against software patents
but it is not valid to imply that all software patents are extortion.
Nor is it valid to say that anyone is entitled to anything that she
might perhaps create but has not created because things are different
than they are. I do agree that software patents in many cases do
block areas of creation though. But the right being blocked is the
creation not any presumed wealth the creation will bring.
> >
> > Your criticism of patents is based on the fact that it may be
negative to some people. But your ideal of not doing *anything*
negative to *anyone* is unrealistic
>
> I do not have an ideal of not doing anything negative to anyone -
I believe in the use of armed force in self-defense for example.
What I do not believe in is unprovoked aggression.
But why do you accept the right of the authors of software to make
money, yet deny the right of intellectual workers who create
intellectual capital (such as *novel* algorithms that are *non-
obvious*)?
Who is denying this really? The creator of such can exploit their
invention in many different ways without having to forbid anyone else
from inventing something similar unless they get his permission.
- samantha
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