On Friday 16 July 2010 07:36:24 Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas wrote: > On Friday, July 16, 2010, drew Roberts wrote: > > On Thursday 15 July 2010 19:11:22 you wrote: > > > I don't normally contribute to the "intellectual property" vrs > > > "freedom" threads ... but maybe it is time :) > > > > > > My simple minded beliefs includes that a "creator" has certain rights > > > to his creation. If he/she wants to share (freely) with the rest of > > > the world, great. If they think that only people who pay a certain sum > > > of money can share it, that's their right as well. > > > > Well, I think it is clear that people are using the word "right" to mean > > different things. Are you meaning what people call Natural rights, or are > > you meaning Legal Rights which some call privileges? > > > > Are these rights you speak of something someone is justified in using > > force against another person to secure? Do all natural rights justify the > > use of force to secure? Legal rights? (Speaking person to person, not > > state enforced.) > > A majority of us agreed to some extent with a set of rights that should be > applicable to all human beings. We even have a written document with the > list of those rights. > > "Whereas recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and > inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of > freedom, justice and peace in the world..." Inherent dignity. Inalienable rights. > > The Universal Declaration of Human Rights > http://www.un.org/en/documents/udhr > > Being on topic with the subject of this thread ... > > Article 27. > > * (1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life > of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement > and its benefits. > * (2) Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and > material interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic > production of which he is the author. A couple of points, Since 2 comes after 1 is it reasonable to hold that you cannot interpret 2 in a way that denies 1? Does 2 allow for the assignment of these material interests to another? Does it allow for the taking away of these material interests in a lawsuit situation for debt or? > > > Regards, > Pedro all the best, drew _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
