Wow. Excellent freaking article. Very well written.
We have to ask ourselves: do we want to be an ownership society or a licensing society?
Things are moving too far towards a "licensing society" and that's scary. If you buy something, it's yours to do with as you please. Doesn't matter if it's a book, a painting, a car, a game, or a program. You own it, you are responsible for it, you can re-sell it as you see fit.
Yes, there should be laws which deal with unauthorized (digital) copies, but what you purchase is yours in perpetuity.
Wow. Excellent freaking article. Very well written.
Things are moving too far towards a "licensing society" and that's scary. If you buy something, it's yours to do with as you please. Doesn't matter if it's a book, a painting, a car, a game, or a program. You own it, you are responsible for it, you can re-sell it as you see fit.
Yes, there should be laws which deal with unauthorized (digital) copies, but what you purchase is yours in perpetuity.