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Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop
I know it's hard for people in Old Economy places to understand digital goods and all, but sheesh.
eta: The conversation I was trying to have with you was about how you value things like JSTOR articles. Either because you're an asshole or because you're being obtuse, you are completely missing the point, which is why you've substituted a penny -- something with a very clear value -- for the JSTOR articles in your little story here. Your story does make a point, but not the one you thought you were making.
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This is what I've learned from Hank's post.
The thing here is, JSTOR doesn't own or create any intellectual property (outside of a few modest delivery mechanisms - they don't even have interesting data structures). They provide a service, and some (only some) of what they provide is access to other's IP.
But, Hank, like the prosecutor and like many, many other intelligent people, are rushing to find property somewhere in cyberspace. That is what everyone's instinct is. In reality, what Aaron was saying was, don't let the guy with the tools claim ownership to everything we use the tools for.
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