Free As In Market: Liberty and Property Rusty Russell

Free As In Market:

Liberty and Property Rusty Russell

Free As In Market This talk is going to be crap

This talk is going to be crap

Free As In Market These are my personal political opinions and are completely independent of my employer, Linux Australia, family, friends, colleagues, peers, coworkers, professional counsellors, unprofessional counsellors, spellchekers, government (local, state and regional), professional associations, and all those people who advised me to shut the fuck and just stop talking about intellectual property law already...

These are my personal political opinions and are completely independent of my employer, Linux Australia, family, friends, colleagues, peers, coworkers, professional counsellors, unprofessional counsellors, spellchekers, government (local, state and regional), professional associations, and all those people who advised me to shut the fuck and just stop talking about intellectual property law already...

Commons Free As In Market

Commons

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons Free As In Market

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons => Importance of Strong Property Rights => Strong Copyright Free As In Market

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons => Importance of Strong Property Rights => Strong Copyright

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons "Not Always..." Free As In Market

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons "Not Always..."

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons "Not Always..." Free As In Market STOP

Commons => Tragedy Of The Commons "Not Always..."

Free As In Market It's not a commons

It's not a commons

Free As In Market It's not a commons

It's not a commons

Free As In Market It's not a commons “ Why would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?”

It's not a commons

“ Why would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?”

Free As In Market It's not a commons “ Why would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?” “ Why would I run someone else's OS?”

It's not a commons

“ Why would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?”

“ Why would I run someone else's OS?”

Free As In Market It's not a commons “ Why would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?” “ Why would I run someone else's OS?” I like owning stuff!

It's not a commons

“ Why would you buy a car with the hood welded shut?”

“ Why would I run someone else's OS?”

I like owning stuff!

Time For A Deep Breath...

Time For A Deep Breath... Question 0

Question 0

Time For A Deep Breath... Question 0 Why Should I Care?

Question 0

Time For A Deep Breath... Because we have to talk to others.

Because we have to talk to others.

Time For A Deep Breath... Because we have to talk to others. So we need to understand about copyright:

Because we have to talk to others.

So we need to understand about copyright:

Time For A Deep Breath... Because we have to talk to others. So we need to understand about copyright: What does it do? What does it do, do? ....

Because we have to talk to others.

So we need to understand about copyright:

What does it do?

What does it do, do?

....

Time For A Deep Breath... Because we have to talk to others... So we need to understand about copyright: What does it do? What does it do, do? .... Why are we doing it?

Because we have to talk to others...

So we need to understand about copyright:

What does it do?

What does it do, do?

....

Why are we doing it?

A Traffic Light...

A Traffic Light... What does it do? Stops traffic.

What does it do?

Stops traffic.

A Traffic Light... What does it do? Stops traffic. “So, how long should traffic lights stay red?”

What does it do?

Stops traffic.

“So, how long should traffic lights stay red?”

A Traffic Light... What does it do? Stops traffic. “So, how long should traffic lights stay red?” Forever! (minus a day)

What does it do?

Stops traffic.

“So, how long should traffic lights stay red?”

Forever! (minus a day)

A Traffic Light... What does it do? Stops traffic. “So, how long should traffic lights stay red?” Forever! (minus a day) But that's not what it's FOR

What does it do?

Stops traffic.

“So, how long should traffic lights stay red?”

Forever! (minus a day)

But that's not what it's FOR

Copyright

Copyright What does it do? Rewards creators

What does it do?

Rewards creators

Copyright What does it do? Rewards creators Rewards copyright holders

What does it do?

Rewards creators

Rewards copyright holders

Copyright What does it do? Rewards creators Rewards copyright holders No, that's what it does, does!

What does it do?

Rewards creators

Rewards copyright holders

No, that's what it does, does!

Copyright What does it do?

What does it do?

Copyright What does it do? Stops copying.

What does it do?

Stops copying.

Copyright What does it do? Stops copying. But that's not what it's FOR

What does it do?

Stops copying.

But that's not what it's FOR

Copyright: What Does It Do? Stops copying

Stops copying

Copyright: What Does It Do? Stops copying What does that do?

Stops copying

What does that do?

Copyright: What It Does Does A bit like a tax.

A bit like a tax.

Copyright: What It Does Does A bit like a tax.

A bit like a tax.

Copyright: What It Does Does A bit like a tax.

A bit like a tax.

Copyright: What It Does Does

Copyright: What It Does Does Owner

Copyright: What It Does Does Owner “ Communists”

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From?

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From?

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From? Well, I don't own a printing press anyway.

Well, I don't own a printing press anyway.

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From? Longer and stronger...

Longer and stronger...

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From? Actually, I do own a “printing press” for music...

Actually, I do own a “printing press” for music...

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From?

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From? The Internet Is Wonderful

The Internet Is Wonderful

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From?

Mummy, Where Does Copyright Come From? “I just downloaded it...”

“I just downloaded it...”

Erosion of Property

Erosion of Property piracyistheanswer.org?

piracyistheanswer.org?

Aside... If unauthorised copying is “stealing”...

If unauthorised copying is “stealing”...

Aside... If unauthorised copying is “stealing”... Successful lobbying to remove my property rights without compensation is: Corruption Stealing Unconstitutional All of the above

If unauthorised copying is “stealing”...

Successful lobbying to remove my property rights without compensation is:

Corruption

Stealing

Unconstitutional

All of the above

Not Really A Tax

Not Really A Tax No transfer actually occurs, just destruction.

No transfer actually occurs, just destruction.

Not Really A Tax No transfer actually occurs, just destruction. The effect might be to increase value.

No transfer actually occurs, just destruction.

The effect might be to increase value.

Digital Cropburning

Digital Cropburning This destruction of rights normally associated with ownership is the definition of Intellectual Property. Trademark, Copyright, Patent, etc.

This destruction of rights normally associated with ownership is the definition of Intellectual Property.

Trademark, Copyright, Patent, etc.

Widget Factory

Add A Patent Factory

Shlurp!

The IP Marketplace

The IP Marketplace

The IP Marketplace High Government Involvement

High Government Involvement

The IP Marketplace High Government Involvement High Transaction Cost

High Government Involvement

High Transaction Cost

The IP Marketplace High Government Involvement High Transaction Cost This market does nothing .

High Government Involvement

High Transaction Cost

This market does nothing .

The Real Marketplace The market for actual goods and services is what matters.

The market for actual goods and services is what matters.

The IP Marketplace This market is entirely parasitic on the market for actual goods and services.

This market is entirely parasitic on the market for actual goods and services.

The IP Marketplace This market is entirely parasitic on the market for actual goods and services. We hope it's symbiotic!

This market is entirely parasitic on the market for actual goods and services.

We hope it's symbiotic!

The IP Marketplace Measuring the tonnage of burnt crops is easy.

Measuring the tonnage of burnt crops is easy.

The IP Marketplace Measuring the tonnage of burnt crops is easy. But it's not a profit, it's a cost.

Measuring the tonnage of burnt crops is easy.

But it's not a profit, it's a cost.

CC-By/Free Licences

CC-By/Free Licences Restore (most of) your property rights.

Restore (most of) your property rights.

CC-By/Free Licences Restore (most of) your property rights. So you have the freedom to create your commons. So you have the freedom to create your commons.

Restore (most of) your property rights.

So you have the freedom to create your commons.

So you have the freedom to create your commons.