Subnostr

IP is a ridiculous proposition. How can one claim property of an idea? What is even an idea tangibly? If you think about it, it makes no sense.

A physical book can be someone’s property. But claiming ownership of the specific arrangement of words on someone else’s piece of paper is just wrong. Just because the state uses coercion and violence to make this the case does not change the fact that it’s nonsensical. If you want a comprehensive argument against IP, see the book “against intellectual monopoly”.

Habanero 2y ago

I think the co-mingling of the idea of individual control being necessary and being property is the problem here.

Charles Schultz created Peanuts and all the characters in that universe ( Charlie Brown, Snoopy, Lucy, ect.) This is an intellectual property.

If I make a bastardized Peanuts of this I am stealing and degrading his intellectually work, especially if I claim to be the creator of Peanuts.

TLDR: Just because something is easy to steal does not make it yours and does not make it stop being a property.

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DRE 2y ago

What is being stolen?

If I see something and write it down on my piece of paper, what have I taken from you? You still have your piece of paper with your peanut drawing.

Are you claiming ownership on the specific arrangement of graphite on a piece of paper?

Claiming ownership of ideas is ridiculous. You can claim to be the person who came up with an idea, but not the idea itself. Well unless you use the force of the state to make it so

Habanero 2y ago

Charles Schultz has a large vested interest in keeping the integrity of the Peanuts universe; with it he makes books, movies, merchandise, ect.

If I start producing a Peanuts comic and I portray Charlie Brown as a meth head that starts kicking Snoopy and pimping out Lucy, it will degrade the intellectual property that he has built and will cost him in lost revenue from missing ticket sales on movies, lower book sales, ect.

Just because I can easily do this does not make it right (it will cause monetary harm to Mr. Schultz), it also does not negate Peanuts being an intellectual property.

BHN 🍁 2y ago

Did Velma harm Scooby-Doo?

Ryan 2y ago

Charles Schultz will never recover financially.