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Date Posted: 16:34:38 03/29/04 Mon
Author: Mohamed
Subject: Re: Myths about Copyright
In reply to: Dr. Finn 's message, "Myths about Copyright" on 06:54:47 03/25/04 Thu

I said I would come back and talk about the one myth I found interesting...and here it is:

- "The 'best' creators won't work without intellectual property protections."

I can't believe people would take this myth seriously. Individuals that create something do it because they are passionate about what they are doing. It often has nothing to do with money, intellectual property or fame. Some people do want to make money, and that is understandable, but intellectual property doesn't prevent someone from coming up with a product 'similar' to yours. This can be achieved without breaking any copyrights, trademarks, or intellectual property protections. A clear example is the soft-drink industry. There are so many variations of COLA and although they are similar, no two products are 100% the same.

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