[...] I appreciate the argument against intellectual property [...] |
Of all the organized statist tinged activities out there to rail against, this one is so far down the list it would resolve itself in the transition to a voluntary society as a reaction to the activity. [...] |
Well, as a C/C++ programmer trying to make a living, this affects me quite a bit.
I'm not seriously asking anyone to stop using GPL'ed software in situations where there isn't a copyFREE alternative, thus my vi SVG joke, but don't think it is much better than pirating Adobe software instead. At least with Adobe you get a much better quality product that will improve your productivity, and a much more marketable skill to put on your resume, thus it can be economically beneficial to use Adobe software even if you have to pay for it.
Deleting files is a violation of your physical property. |
Certainly, people should be free to come up with their own agency to resolve IP issues that they can contract into. |
The latter, obviously. |
That's debatable. Some people don't see energy as "physical" - your hard drive doesn't change, only it's magnetic properties do. And then there's illegitimate access to information. If a private road owner, for example, sets up a device that reads all visitors' smart-phone signals (or, in a sci-fi scenario, their brainwaves!) without their permission, that might not constitute a crime in absence of recognition of negative IP rights.
And I think a lot of them would, as charter cities, corporations, business alliances, etc would find it in their best interest to become members of contractually-based IP recognition authorities. My only disagreement with IP advocates is that it isn't a universal Natural Right to impose those IP recognition obligations by default.