Comments on: Illegal software in Japan

By: Yoko

Yoko — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 10:52:07 +0000

Absolutely agree with Andreas. Sometimes we try to eliminate a thing without trying to find out the reason, which would be much more helpful.

By: Bram

Bram — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

(considering the internationality of this blog I have decided to post this comment in English)

;-)

So if I understand well, the BSA’s vision on intellectual property implies an a priori confirmation of copyright law. So from their point of view, would it be wrong to state that all violations of this law, e.g. pirated copies, should not be considered as intellectual property, merely because of the fact that is isn’t it “property”? Or am I seeing things not clearly enough here?

In other words, could you elaborate on the “Oh, well.” comment, please? ;-)

By: Andreas

Andreas — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Don’t quite get your second paragraph, Bram. Anyway, with my “Oh, well” comment, I just meant that the BSA’s statement shows that they’re in favor of a strict enforcement of copyright laws, thereby refering to Japan’s recent commitment to a rather strict IP policy – I really doubt that this is a fruitful and sustainable strategy, though.

By: Bram

Bram — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I was actually referring to the use of the concept “intellectual property”. What makes “intellectual property” “intellectual property” is the fact that one owns (&

By: Andreas

Andreas — Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

With their “nation built on intellectual property” policy, the Japanese government wants to strenghten the Japanese IP system – nothing wrong with that, but they tend to exclusively strengthen the rights of the rights holder, and forget about the consumer side of the story.