Intellectual Property should be abolished - change my mind! - Lemmy.world
lemmy.world
I am strongly convinced that the possession of ideas and creations of the intellect is not possible. In my opinion, only physical things can be possessed, that is, things that are limited, that is, that can only be in one place. The power or the freedom to do with the object what one wants corresponds to the concept of possession. This does not mean, however, that one must expose everything openly. This is ultimately the difference between proprietary solutions, where the “construction manual” is kept to oneself, and the open source philosophy, where this source is accessible to everyone. As the title says, I would oppose this thesis to your arguments and hope that together we can rethink and improve our positions. Please keep in mind that this can be an enrichment for all, so we discuss with each other and not against each other ;)

Hey mateys!

I made a post at /c/libertarianism about the abolition of IP. Maybe some of you will find it interesting.

Please answer in the other community so that all the knowledge is in one place and easier to discover.

  • @[email protected]English
    11•1 year ago

    Hear me out: what if, instead of wait for systemic change, we go for it and license all our works permissively?

    No major copyright issues, attribution given, new developers and artists get to study the works, and use it in many ways, as per the licence.

    • PropaGandalfOPEnglish
      4•1 year ago

      That would be a great first step and this is exactly why I have initiated this discussion. It helps me to align my behaviour with what I personally consider to be optimal and then act accordingly. Everything I create to improve my situation I also want to share with the world.

      And as a fun fact: without IP there is no need for copyleft or open source licenses because theoretically you can reverse engineer everything. But that doesn’t make the open source community obsolete. There will still be a distinction between people who openly share their source and solution and those who try to hide it from everyone.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•1 year ago

        I hear you but utopias are not possible.

        It happened with communism, and a bunch of more political ideologies.

        Remember the underwater hellhole from bioshock?

      • @[email protected]English
        4•1 year ago

        I really wouldn’t recommend public domain or similar licenses to anyone since anyone looking to save a quick buck can easily turn a profit without attribution.

        However, if it makes you happy, go for it