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axel77 · 07-17-2008, 04:39 AM

I think in this whole discussion the same "misconceivness" is done as when people arguing about patent laws. The discussions go a long of the poor little genius, that does in his attic/garage cool things, and that must be protected by the law. While reactually in reality large companies are using this little-man-protection laws to extend their sphere of control. Any death+X clause oversees that most "worthwhile" copyright things are group/company works today. The same misconceivness in patentlaw, where companies are creating hugh "nuclear arsenals of patents" where they could sue anybody in the same field of work into ground, and thus have not to worry about any others patents themselves, as it is between the big players "mutually assured destruction", and thus both can live happily next to each other, on the expense of the little mans.

People just like to go with extreme pictures, as if they are mottos for their way. I know this is offtopic here, but recently I watched a TV-discussions about cars in the inner city (vienna), while the pro people always used mental pictures of the poor little disabled, who just needs his car to anywhere. That moment I just so much wanted to be there to ask, are all this people who I see every morning in a traffic jam behind their windscreens disabled?

07-17-2008, 04:39 AM	#72
axel77 Fanatic Posts: 584 Karma: 914 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: iliad	I think in this whole discussion the same "misconceivness" is done as when people arguing about patent laws. The discussions go a long of the poor little genius, that does in his attic/garage cool things, and that must be protected by the law. While reactually in reality large companies are using this little-man-protection laws to extend their sphere of control. Any death+X clause oversees that most "worthwhile" copyright things are group/company works today. The same misconceivness in patentlaw, where companies are creating hugh "nuclear arsenals of patents" where they could sue anybody in the same field of work into ground, and thus have not to worry about any others patents themselves, as it is between the big players "mutually assured destruction", and thus both can live happily next to each other, on the expense of the little mans. People just like to go with extreme pictures, as if they are mottos for their way. I know this is offtopic here, but recently I watched a TV-discussions about cars in the inner city (vienna), while the pro people always used mental pictures of the poor little disabled, who just needs his car to anywhere. That moment I just so much wanted to be there to ask, are all this people who I see every morning in a traffic jam behind their windscreens disabled? Last edited by axel77; 07-17-2008 at 04:42 AM.