What's the Solution To Intellectual Property? 979
StealthyRoid writes "I'm an anarcho-capitalist, and a huge supporter of property rights, both physical and intellectual. At the same time, I find the current trend of increasing penalties for minor violations, criminalizing civil IP matters, anti-consumer technologies like DRM, and abuse of the legal system by the *AA's of the world really disturbing. You'd think that by now, there'd be a reasonable solution to the problem of protecting intellectual property while at the same time maintaining the rights of consumers and protecting individuals from absurd litigation, but I have yet to find one. So, I pose these questions to the Slashdot community: 1 — Do you acknowledge the legitimacy of intellectual property to begin with? That is, do you believe that intellectual property is a valid construct equivalent to physical property, or do you think it's illusory? If not, why? 2 — If so, how would you go about protecting the rights of intellectual property holders in a way that doesn't require unfair usage limitations or resort to predatory abuse of the tort system?"
The solution (Score:4, Funny)
Re:The goal should be innovation (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Intellectual property compromises physical (Score:1, Funny)
Now as to that tea simply boil water and drink it. Never do it the same twice. Quite often you'll like the tea and if not give the cup to Kimbo and he'll ram it down some fools throat.
Re:The goal should be innovation (Score:5, Funny)
[!] ...and here I thought there was no reason in the entire world for me to support long copyright terms.
Re:Your are just totally wrong (Score:3, Funny)
"They fought for it," said the toff.
"Aha, now you're talking!" says the miner, "Put 'em up!"
Re:Your are just totally wrong (Score:3, Funny)
That's obvious - it should all revert to the Disney Corporation, to be renewed in perpetuity by Acts of Congress.~
Actually, I had an act of congress with my partner this morning - but the only people we fucked were each other :o)
Re:Why dwell on the past? (Score:2, Funny)