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OP is making the spurious argument that technology should have the same ethical entitlements as humans. It's on par with "information wants to be free".
by 23B1 2y ago
OP is making the spurious argument that technology should have the same ethical entitlements as humans. It's on par with "information wants to be free".
- SecretDreams 2y agoMy thoughts as well. I just prefer to remove the nuance on these types of things. If OP wants to draw a line and clearly state "I'm with the corpo robots" that's fine. Just state it plainly so I can proceed accordingly.
- nicce 2y agoMaybe I need to use this argument when I go to the movies next time.
- derektank 2y agoI don't read it as an ethical argument, it's an argument about the purpose of copyright. Copyright is intended to restrict reproduction of a work for the purpose of incentivizing the creation of new works. Copyright is not intended to restrict the transmission of knowledge.
- 23B1 2y agoOP's argument is a common one amongst the IP entitlements crowd.