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My view on information

Posted By: Rich Munitz
Date: Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 6:01 p.m.

In Response To: My view on information (Bill Calton)

There's no question that innovation and great value to humanity can be created free from IP protection. Wikipedia is a great example. GNUBG is a great example.

However, it is my opinion that all of these "for the common good" creations come about because people can engage in their side-projects while having their paying day-jobs to support them with companies that have IP protection. Or some insanely rich person that made their fortune from a company that had IP protection is now willing to give back and fund it.

The idea that any pharmaceutical company would invest tens of millions of dollars in R&D to bring a new drug to market so that every independent lab in the world could then immediately crank out and sell their new discovery is just crazy.

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• My view on information
  Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 10:58 a.m.
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    adambulldog -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 3:13 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:09 p.m.
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    Tom Keith -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 3:13 p.m.
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      Perry Gartner -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 4:12 p.m.
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      Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:03 p.m.
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    David Rockwell -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 3:53 p.m.
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    mamabear -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 4:36 p.m.
  • Two Comments to Michael Petch
    Paul Weaver -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 4:54 p.m.
    • Two Comments to Michael Petch
      Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:01 p.m.
      • PS: if you think GnuBG hasn't promoted BG, then I say BS *NM*
        Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:14 p.m.
      • Thanks for your work on GNU
        Paul Weaver -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:18 p.m.
        • Thanks for your work on GNU
          Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:29 p.m.
          • Thanks for your work on GNU
            joe freedman -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 5:15 a.m.
        • Thanks for your work on GNU
          Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:36 p.m.
          • Everyone who has contributed...
            Michael Petch -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:46 p.m.
            • Everyone who has contributed...
              Seth -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 10:47 p.m.
        • Thanks for your work on GNU
          Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 6:57 p.m.
        • Thanks for your work on GNU
          Jason Lee -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 10:16 p.m.
          • Thanks for your work on GNU
            Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 11:15 p.m.
            • Time for a new poll?!
              higonefive -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 11:55 p.m.
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          Daniel Murphy -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 10:50 p.m.
          • +1
            Casper van der Tak -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 11:02 p.m.
          • Thanks for your work on GNU
            Timothy Chow -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 11:15 p.m.
        • Thanks for your work on GNU
          Strato -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 4:41 a.m.
        • Thanks for your work on GNU
          rew -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 11:34 p.m.
      • Two Comments to Michael Petch
        David Rockwell -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 5:34 p.m.
      • Two Comments to Michael Petch
        adambulldog -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 1:26 a.m.
    • Two Comments to Michael Petch
      higonefive -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 9:06 p.m.
      • Two Comments to Michael Petch
        Rich Munitz -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 10:55 p.m.
        • Two Comments to Michael Petch
          higonefive -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 11:45 p.m.
          • Two Comments to Michael Petch
            Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 12:09 a.m.
            • Two Comments to Michael Petch
              higonefive -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 12:57 a.m.
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      Jake Jacobs -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 2:06 a.m.
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        Marty Storer -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 3:28 p.m.
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    lenny -- Saturday, 29 January 2011, at 11:59 p.m.
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      Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 12:44 a.m.
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        lenny -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 3:42 a.m.
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          Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 4:28 a.m.
          • My view on information which is edited.
            higonefive -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 12:12 p.m.
            • My view on information which is edited.
              Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 3:06 p.m.
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    Bill Calton -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 3:46 p.m.
    • My view on information
      Rich Munitz -- Sunday, 30 January 2011, at 6:01 p.m.
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        Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 11:42 a.m.
        • Too political ?
          Ray Kershaw -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 12:45 p.m.
          • Too political ?
            Michael Petch -- Monday, 31 January 2011, at 11:49 p.m.
            • Too political ?
              Rich Munitz -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 3:04 a.m.
              • It is a legit economics question
                Casper van der Tak -- Tuesday, 1 February 2011, at 11:23 a.m.