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intellectual property

exclusive

inclusive

WESTERN approaches

copyright Europe

copyleft

copyright USA

utilitarian ethic

authorities are justified

contribution to public

problems with developping/innovating

deontological approach

creative work of the author

legal recognition

FLOSS

Free software foundation

Free and open Source Software (FOSS)

Free/Libre/Open Source Software (FLOSS)

open source initiation

opposition to commercial development

free software for profit bussines

4 freedoms

1: freedom to study the program and adapt it to personal needs

2: freedom to redistribute copies

0: freedom to run the program

3: freedom to improve the program and release it

f.e.LINUX

Ubuntu distribution

philosophy of software freedom

freedom 2 & 3

f.e. Wikipedia, Firefox, Thunderbird, Creative commons

Confucian ethics

emulation of revered classic

high respect

benefiting others by their creation

similar to ubuntu

inclusive to the comunity

copying

Approach

US/EU

Confucian/Ubuntu

individual exclusive property rights

community inclusive property rights

LEGAL VS ETHICAL

different countries

different approaches

student from a developing country

dropped price made CD´s more available

bigger profit by selling more CD´s for lesser price than full price

Deondological ethics

respecting/protecting rights of others

morality to follow the law

Aristotle´s virtue

Herman Tavani

personal expression AND utility

information is a common good

meant to be shared

Scandinavian approach

information is common/public good

Creative Commons

CULTURE

individual/community relationship

inclusive/exclusive property rights

Richard Stallman

Eric Raymond

universal ethics?

meta-ethical issues