| Should computer code be protected speech? |
by Arcanum |
2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
| Here Naruki asserts that it shouldn't be, but that it should still fall under copyright and/or patent protection. I happen to disagree, but I'll let hir make hir complete point first.
BTW, I may not be around to participate a whole lot. Roadrunner is being cranky, and I'm currently on my laptop somewhere other than home. |
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I think it should. | by Llyr | 2003-04-24 09:44:18 |
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Well, that WAS my complete point, actually. | by Naruki | 2003-04-24 09:45:04 |
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Isn't literature? | by Llyr | 2003-04-24 09:45:52 |
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Is coding art? | by JohnRyan | 2003-04-24 10:08:24 |
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there's art, and then there's art. | by SuaveRedSalami | 2003-04-24 10:12:24 |
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My point. | by JohnRyan | 2003-04-24 10:14:41 |
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This is a debate which we need to | by webishop | 2003-04-24 12:37:53 |
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It's both. | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 10:14:58 |
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Okay... | by JohnRyan | 2003-04-24 10:17:57 |
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That doesn't hold water. | by randomman | 2003-04-24 09:49:03 |
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It's also an expression of n>=1 ideas. | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 09:55:29 |
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And, actually... | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 10:10:34 |
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So are buildings. | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 10:57:40 |
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Actually, that's misleading. | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 10:58:58 |
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As an expression of an abstract concept | by Slamlander | 2003-04-24 20:08:00 |
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Are buildings considered free speech? | by skeegenin | 2003-04-24 10:12:20 |
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I don't know of any specific rulings. | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 10:25:51 |
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hmmm | by BadassITgod | 2003-04-24 10:58:05 |
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I'd rather the coder(s) benefit more from it than | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 11:04:03 |
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I agree | by BadassITgod | 2003-04-24 11:11:00 |
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Right. | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 11:16:18 |
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Yes, exactly. | by skeegenin | 2003-04-24 11:46:17 |
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I don't care about that. | by skeegenin | 2003-04-24 11:43:55 |
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How exactly do patents work? | by BlurOfSerenity | 2003-04-24 11:05:15 |
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To a significant degree, you can't copy their idea | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 11:11:54 |
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Someone explain to me... | by rapido75 | 2003-04-24 20:49:42 |
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Can you patent an idea, or just an implementation | by swisscheese | 2003-04-25 12:46:23 |
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Definately | by Elessar | 2003-04-24 10:29:04 |
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Clicky | by Elessar | 2006-11-19 12:55:59 |
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You guys rock! | by Silvermoon82 | 2003-04-24 11:20:36 |
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Actually, this is a mostly unrelated topic. | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 11:28:48 |
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Open source software vs closed... | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 11:41:10 |
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That may be so... | by Lars6 | 2003-04-24 12:07:43 |
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I don't think communism is bad. | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 12:39:22 |
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Admittedly, they are only loosely related. | by Silvermoon82 | 2003-04-24 12:42:59 |
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Hey Naruki, where'd you go? | by Arcanum | 2003-04-24 12:51:05 |
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Busy, probably. (n/t) | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 13:01:47 |
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I think the mods are updating the bot. (n/t) | by slayer | 2003-04-24 13:04:32 |
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Have they released a new stable version then? (n/t) | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 13:11:22 |
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I think that was the problem, s/he had gotten soft (n/t) | by slayer | 2003-04-24 13:19:00 |
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It certainly degrades in performance over time. (n/t) | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 13:35:22 |
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Yeah, but but there's a pill for that now. (n/t) | by slayer | 2003-04-24 13:42:23 |
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The blue one, huh? | by Spiff | 2003-04-24 13:45:16 |
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Yes, take the blue pill. | by LionsPhil | 2003-04-24 13:57:17 |
