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Tuesday August 17, 2004
Good Point
Stirling Newberry argues for an end to use of the term "intellectual property", saying we should replace it with "intellectual capital". More than just a sematic distinction, he explicates the constitutional and historical justification for moving away from the very notion of information as property. (via IP) [Back to ChangeMedia.org] COMMENTS ARE DISABLED DUE TO EVER-INCREASING COMMENT SPAM Comments:
August 31, 2004 19:34 GMT
Interesting. One utterly bias comment -- it would be really difficult to explain the concept of intellectual capital to a lay person. As someone who litigates on behalf of (gasp) parties trying to enforce their intellectual property rights, the term "intellectual property" gives people a concrete means of understanding why you can't just use someone else's ideas without paying for them.
by Paul S Hayes (phayes@sullcrom.com)
August 31, 2004 20:42 GMT
Perhaps "capital" is not the right word either, but I think the point about the metaphor of "property" made in the piece is still valid. It's not to say that people shouldn't enjoy their copyright protections, it's just that the nature of the debate about how those protections should be formulated gets skewed by the property metaphor.
by Nathan Dintenfass (nathan@NOSPAMchangemedia.com)
July 12, 2005 10:00 GMT
i-e79496623cbe9032f2c213324b69ac9d-i Very good work, nice webpage.
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