I posted about plagiarism and fair use just yesterday, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on my approach there (game theory, tribalism, etc).
I really like the approach you take here focusing in on physical property. I have to wonder though, is our sense of "unfairness" when our ideas as expressed in a physical medium get copied and used by others (even if they give us credit, as to avoid outright plagiarism) just a primitive feeling we need to get over? If someone commissions for pay, as an example, to create a custom piece of art for their post and then someone else uses that same png image in a different post for free (while again, giving
credit, though not previously getting permission) is that just how things go? Was anyone harmed or wronged at all? Is that just on
for not using a medium which can't be copied? Is there any valid sense of "Hey, you shouldn't have done that. Show some respect to the original creator of that idea." Or is that concept an outdated one imprinted on us by government that we should all just get over?
Thanks for your input.
(And , if you see this, sorry to use you as an example, but I wanted something solid to talk about, and I remember this exact situation happened here on Steemit.)
RE: Intellectual Property: A Government Protected Monopoly