Patent holders have gone to considerable effort to sway public perception about the origin and even morality of patents. The same is true for copyrights.
I'm of the opinion that Americans have done a 180 on the subject, having once been the biggest violator of what are now dubbed "intellectual property rights." We now can't even fathom the mindset that existed at the time that patents (or copyrights) were initially legislated.
I'll grant however that historians are divided on the subject.
One thing is for sure, the morality of intellectual property law will be one of the biggest cultural battles of the next century. Not only do nations differ in opinion, but that opinion also changes over time.
Patent holders have gone to considerable effort to sway public perception about the origin and even morality of patents. The same is true for copyrights.
There's no reason for them to have to publicize something which is correct.
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I'm of the opinion that Americans have done a 180 on the subject, having once been the biggest violator of what are now dubbed "intellectual property rights." We now can't even fathom the mindset that existed at the time that patents (or copyrights) were initially legislated.
Have you any evidence to back this up?
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I'll grant however that historians are divided on the subject.
One thing is for sure, the morality of intellectual property law will be one of the biggest cultural battles of the next century. Not only do nations differ in opinion, but that opinion also changes over time.
Apple certainly doesn't need to worry about Living Solutions stealing business from them! I just purchased a Living Solutions iPod speaker with dock so I'd have something small I could keep in my bathroom. It was listed as $39.99 on the store shelf but rang up at $21.49, and I was thrilled to get such a great deal. Well, the joke was on me, because the stinking thing doesn't work. It plays music, but it won't charge either of my iPods. My older iPod no longer holds a charge, so it NEEDS to be on a charger in order to be of any use. (It's a third-generation monochrome iPod, and I have an iPod touch now as well, so I just don't think it's worth spending $60 + shipping to send it to Apple to get a new battery.)
Maybe Apple is concerned with cheap products like this wrecking its image, but believe me, I'm not faulting Apple for this piece of crap not working properly!
I must be off now to find a forum to leave a proper review for this piece of junk before I return it!
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You're wrong in this.
Nuh-huh!
Patent holders have gone to considerable effort to sway public perception about the origin and even morality of patents. The same is true for copyrights.
I'm of the opinion that Americans have done a 180 on the subject, having once been the biggest violator of what are now dubbed "intellectual property rights." We now can't even fathom the mindset that existed at the time that patents (or copyrights) were initially legislated.
I'll grant however that historians are divided on the subject.
One thing is for sure, the morality of intellectual property law will be one of the biggest cultural battles of the next century. Not only do nations differ in opinion, but that opinion also changes over time.
Nuh-huh!
Patent holders have gone to considerable effort to sway public perception about the origin and even morality of patents. The same is true for copyrights.
There's no reason for them to have to publicize something which is correct.
I'm of the opinion that Americans have done a 180 on the subject, having once been the biggest violator of what are now dubbed "intellectual property rights." We now can't even fathom the mindset that existed at the time that patents (or copyrights) were initially legislated.
Have you any evidence to back this up?
I'll grant however that historians are divided on the subject.
One thing is for sure, the morality of intellectual property law will be one of the biggest cultural battles of the next century. Not only do nations differ in opinion, but that opinion also changes over time.
I'll agree on that.
Maybe Apple is concerned with cheap products like this wrecking its image, but believe me, I'm not faulting Apple for this piece of crap not working properly!
I must be off now to find a forum to leave a proper review for this piece of junk before I return it!