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Devaluation of intellectual property

You said: "And there are many who believe that
?free? software undermines the value of
intellectual property."

Of course if does. It is not a question of
"believing", it is a fact. But so what?
Intellectual property is devalued all the time
when something better comes along - it has been
happening for centuries. No intellectual
property gives you an automatic right to
benefit financially forever.

Society benefits when better and/or cheaper
ways of getting things done become available.
It is called progress. The money saved will be
spent elsewhere in the economy and society will
become more affluent.

If the above sounds a bit harsh, it is
certainly NOT directed at you or your blog. I
just wanted to set the record straight on that
one issue. And I am in favor of the EU at least
investigating the impact. We will see what
action they decide to take if any.

Posted by: Economister   Posted on: 09/04/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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