That’s bascially the Start Trek future, where everybody’s needs are met and people can just do whatever they want. It doesn’t “cost” anything to create stuff, so it’s fine to copy everything for free. But that’s not the reality we are living in. In our’s somebody has to pay for things, and if everyone pirated everything then things couldn’t be made anymore.
An example where it kinda works is open source software. People don’t charge for copies, because they expect to get help with their work and also be allowed to use other OS software without paying for it. As long as that balance holds it works out fine, but there are a lot of projects that required too much investment from the creator’s and didn’t provide enough back for them to keep going. And even there, companies profiting from OS projects are expected or even required to pay it back, by contributing code and paying for engineers and sponsorships.
So in the near future where we can digitize and transmit memories, then can we consider sharing experiences “widespread and natural”? Or are we going to have to deal with malware injected directly into our brains to keep protecting and propping up monopolistic rights holders like Disney?
You think I’m kidding, but corps would cream at the prospect of being able to tell if someone has seen content and paid for it by scanning their brain (or device) and punishing “unlicensed views”
If that would be possible then yes, or course.
That’s bascially the Start Trek future, where everybody’s needs are met and people can just do whatever they want. It doesn’t “cost” anything to create stuff, so it’s fine to copy everything for free. But that’s not the reality we are living in. In our’s somebody has to pay for things, and if everyone pirated everything then things couldn’t be made anymore.
An example where it kinda works is open source software. People don’t charge for copies, because they expect to get help with their work and also be allowed to use other OS software without paying for it. As long as that balance holds it works out fine, but there are a lot of projects that required too much investment from the creator’s and didn’t provide enough back for them to keep going. And even there, companies profiting from OS projects are expected or even required to pay it back, by contributing code and paying for engineers and sponsorships.
So in the near future where we can digitize and transmit memories, then can we consider sharing experiences “widespread and natural”? Or are we going to have to deal with malware injected directly into our brains to keep protecting and propping up monopolistic rights holders like Disney?
You think I’m kidding, but corps would cream at the prospect of being able to tell if someone has seen content and paid for it by scanning their brain (or device) and punishing “unlicensed views”