Posted by Reilly Atkinson on December 09, 1999 at 13:25:57:

In Reply to: Stealing knowledge posted by Denham on December 09, 1999 at 12:19:37:

Denham -- Several of my friends and I have had ideas and work stolen. Some had to go to court to fight the predatory corporations (not all come under that description. Stuff like that, even the idea of stealing ideas makes me very angry. My ideas are my property, and are the major tools I use to make a living.

Yes I own my values and opinions. Anyone who wishes to use them for any purpose must get my permission. Would not the process you describe be equivalent to wire tapping? Speeches, seminars, presenations generally take place in public spaces. As far as I know the speakers, presenters don't not give up anything. Unauthorized use of their material would constitue plagerism, at the minimum, stealing trade secrets or felony theft at the worst.

There are realistic hypotheticals that cover tricky situations in which ownership of knowledge is involved: dissolution of partnerships, coverage of non -disclosure agreements, races to patents, and so forth.

This is very serious stuff, it's very simple. Stealing is wrong.
Reilly

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