The Economy of Ideas
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Here is a brief summary of a though provoking article,
The Economy of Ideas,
by John Perry Barlow, member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
- copyright law doesn't work well for a property which can be infinitely
reproduced and instantaneously distributed
- assumes value in the conveyance
- intellectual goods become prominent but protecting ownership more
difficult
- social disregard on software piracy
Giuseppe Attardi
Mon Mar 6 19:24:03 MET 1995