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Philosophy Corner? Did Watson infringe copyrights? by Snate 2011-02-17 13:28:58

Did Watson Succeed On Jeopardy By Infringing Copyrights?
"But, really, a bigger point is how this highlights one of the oddities of copyright. If you read something and retain it in your brain, is that infringement? Most people say no, of course. Now, if a computer "reads" something and retains it in memory is that infringement? Well, that's a bit more borderline according to many. So take it a step further and as we reach the point that people can augment their wetware brains with computer brains... when do we hit a copyright infringement issue?"
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  When one distributes the copied/stored book. by toysbfun2011-02-17 14:03:35
  "This is a really good point and..." by retiqlum22011-02-17 15:53:08

 

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