maverick Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 we could write the future here folks. how do you think the laws will change if the Trek reality is ever achieved? if money is not an issue, then nor is file sharing etc. thoughts.......please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 My thoughts: What a waste of chops. You've answered your own question. The only reason for copyright is to ensure the producers of content are sufficiently reimbursed. If there is no money, then copyright becomes a non-issue - at least in so far as money is involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjones Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 The issues of copright go back so far... I remember as a kid being terrified at hearing taping the UK Charts was illegal, fact is it was, but no-one ever chased such things up. VHS recorders were released with all the major production companies knowing users were going to record films from TV which was and still is Illegal, but its looked upon as 'ok'. Who knows whats gonna happen next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exterus Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 The databases of most ships, stations, etc in the trek universe seem to have a compliment of most musical and literary works. Which would indicate that it is, as someone already stated, a non-issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netshark Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Copyright is surely still of interest then. Not because of the financial point, but the authorship should still be indicated. On the other hand, p2p should not only be allowed, but mainly be supported in such a society. I mean it support people to release stuff and supports the freedom of speech etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exterus Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Copyright is surely still of interest then. Not because of the financial point' date=' but the authorship should still be indicated. On the other hand, p2p should not only be allowed, but mainly be supported in such a society. I mean it support people to release stuff and supports the freedom of speech etc.[/quote'] Hmm, you're right. Some sort of system to guarantee the right of the authors of various forms of art would have to be in use. Like in the Voyager episode where the doctor writes a holonovel program about his life, for exampel. That episode gives clear indications that authors of holonovels have certain rights over their works, I imagine that it is not limited to holoauthoring. But I don't think that system will in any way hinder the distribution of the material in question. And since there is no economy (as we know it), anyone should probably be able to enjoy it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steveo Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 Copyright law would have to be altered to cover the problems of plagerism and intelectual theft than monetary theft, in such a society, to protect the authour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 BUT - you're forgetting that this is if the Trek dream is realised. Everyone is jolly decent in Trek - hence not really a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annika Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 P2P would no longer be necessary. Every file/book/song/movie/tvshow ever made would be freely available on everyone's home mediacenter ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted February 24, 2006 Share Posted February 24, 2006 They even have them on the shuttle craft... but then you consider that people say petabyte storage devices are only a few years away... not so hard to believe that a few hundred years from now you could get most of human history anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 If a Federation citizen created something and wanted to share it, it would be free. Much like a holonovel or music. No system of monetary value means no selling for money. All you need is a computer or holodeck/suite to enjoy movies, books, music etc for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenhank Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 We already know the answer to this. In the UFP, all information is public, by law. Of course, that makes all that secretive Section 31 stuff, and all of the "intelligence gathering" extra-legal...but hey, nobody (but Gene Roddenberry) said the people of the future are perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netshark Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 Hmm so would summerize it like that: information will always and everywhere be free to get, like wikipedia today. But special works like arts or scientific essays etc. can't just be released and published for everyone. Exterus pointed at the episode in Voy with the Doctor's holonovel. He just a publisher for his work and didn't just release it somehow on his own. Additionally, the rights of the author couldn't be granted with an anonymous filesharing system without responsibility and security. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenebrae Posted February 25, 2006 Share Posted February 25, 2006 I think the pertinent issue isn't really going to be copyright but more privacy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mav Posted February 26, 2006 Share Posted February 26, 2006 I think the issue with publication is, integrity. Like, instead of just sending your master copy of the holonovel to be copied and sent to various places, you go to a "publisher" instead. This could be helpful in many ways, such as making sure the work isn't tampered with or if any legal problems arise you have someone to help protect your rights as an author (think sort of like the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund, and a book publisher rolled up into one). Same could be said for painters, musicians, etc. I mean as Quark says "Theres a market for everything somewhere" So you know if you painted something that became extremely popular and liked then it's going to be valued by someone, thus someone should be intrusted to it's legal distrobution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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