Close, but not quite. I'm saying you own the right to control who can copy and distribute your works for the opportunity to make a profit from it. Some seem to be saying that a digital image of a 3D character, for example, is their personal private property. That's not the case. It has attached to it the right for you to…
I find this discussion about copyright quite interesting, much more enlightening than the endless emotional debate on DW5. Isn't this the entire point? Copyright = the exclusive right to copy something. (as far as I know, don't know legal defenitions, but it's kind of in the name). I agree with you that owning an idea…
It's one thing to stand up for your rights. It's another thing entirely to just beat on a guy over and over again. If he violated your rights, you should take him to court. It won't do one iota of good to continue this angry mob mentality. This whole thread has been about people seeking self-gratification over their…
That makes not sense whatsoever. The courts never ruled on copyrights as property. They ruled on them as rights to distribution and exploitation of protected works as it is stated in the copyright act. When the RIAA took Jamie Thomas to court over those 24 songs on Kazaa, it was their clients' copyrights they were…
Just for the record - while I noted before I think arguing the terms is stupid, there are shit tons of laws that grant the right to Intellectual Property. We have government offices that work towards guaranteeing people those rights. We have many laws in which IP is explicitly mentioned. Including our Copyright Law of the…