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May 16, 2005 Link to this post
The Disposition of Intellectual Property
Flashman has written up a rebuttal to the recent article at HaloDev about 'ripping' - his argument is that creative expression (and free speech) is being stifled by fear of infringement of intellectual property. I almost didn't post this; we've had a pretty substantial email conversation this morning about the subject, and I was pretty sure at the outset that he had simply missed the point of the HaloDev article... but I was wrong; he understood it, but believes that once you release material into the world, you're obligated to live with what the world does with it. (I STRONGLY disagree with this sentiment; I believe that the intellectual property owner should have final say about the use of their creation... but my disagreement shouldn't stifle the discussion itself; it's a blog, there are built-in tools for making your views known.) Go read - then let him know what you think! (Louis Wu 10:56:21 UTC)
