Actually "the most persistent, pig-headed jerk" gets the last word in because the rest of us get bored trying to have a reasoned discussion with people who can't appreciate logic and reason because they already "know" they're right... so the thread doesn't come to a halt, it just ends up with the most persistent, pig-headed jerks...
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Originally Posted by HamsterRage
Well...no. The idea is still right where it was before so no theft occurred.
What I can say, is that it's fairly easy to say that there was something ethically wrong (and most certainly illegal) if the plane was then sold or used for profit. However, if the plane was never, say, fueled up and flown it would be much harder to find something ethically wrong.
To my mind, that's why there are separate laws covering theft and copyright infringement. It's not black and white, and the greyness isn't something you can just ignore.
Not the way I see it. Copyright is there to protect a person's ability to profit from their ideas. Is that a subtle detail? I don't think so.
No way!!!
You don't get to say, "There you go, I win!" and shut down the thread. The Internet doesn't work that way.
It's always the most persistent, pig-headed jerk (like me) that gets the last word in. |