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Nature of Poly-Existentials
As The Basis For Abolishment of
the so-called Intellectual Property Rights Regime

Document # PLPC-120033
Version 0.2 – March 8, 2010

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Contents

1 Introduction
 1.1 Universal Basic Human Rights and Poly-Existentials
 1.2 Natural Law of Multi-Possessability of Poly-Existentials
2 Nature of Poly-Existentials
 2.1 Mono-Existentials Reference Model
  2.1.1 Mono-Existential Definitions
 2.2 Poly-Existentials Reference Model
  2.2.1 Abstract Poly-Existential
  2.2.2 Poly-Existential Content
  2.2.3 Poly-Existential Products
  2.2.4 Poly-Existential Services
  2.2.5 Poly-Existential Definitions
  2.2.6 Poly-Existential Possession and Restriction Definitions
 2.3 Private and Public Poly-Existentials
 2.4 Taxonomy of Poly-Existentials
  2.4.1 Software: A Special Form of Poly-Existentials
  2.4.2 Manifestation of Poly-Existentials as Service
3 Possession/Ownership of Poly-Existentials
 3.1 Summary: Exclusion – Laws, Economics and Morality
 3.2 Copying is not Stealing
 3.3 IPR: A Western Construct
 3.4 Universal Natural Law of Poly-Existentials
4 Historical Parallels: Technological Inflection Points and Ownership
 4.1 Technological Inflection Points and Ownership
 4.2 Mercantile Era: Formalized Ownership of Human Beings (Slavery)
 4.3 Industrial Age: Colonialization of Oil Rich Countries
 4.4 Information Age: Formalized Ownership of Knowledge (IPR)
 4.5 Learning From Past Ownership Mistakes: Slavery and IPR Parallels
5 Western IPR Regime: A Failed Experiment
 5.1 Rejection of the so called Intellectual Property Rights Regime
 5.2 Intellectual Property: A Failed Economic Model
 5.3 Intellectual Property: A Rigged Misnomer
6 Western IPR Regime: An instrument of neo-colonialism
 6.1 Western IPR Regime: An instrument of neo-colonialism
7 Western IPR Regime: Ramifications of the Trend
 7.1 A vehicle for concentration of power in corporations
 7.2 Impact of IPR on Professions
8 Moral Aspects of Restriction of Poly-Existentials
 8.1 Intellectual Property and Religions
 8.2 Islam
 8.3 Christianity
 8.4 Judeasim
9 Cure: Libre Poly-Existentials
 9.1 Common Global Cures
  9.1.1 Build on Success of Libre Software
  9.1.2 Extend Libre Software to Libre Services
 9.2 Eastern Cures
  9.2.1 Formulation of Libre Poly-Existential Eastern National Policy
  9.2.2 Formation of Libre Poly-Existential Block
 9.3 Western Cures
  9.3.1 Western Cures – With Words
  9.3.2 Western Cures – With Action: Use Libre Alternatives
  9.3.3 Western Cures – With Action: Don’t Participate
 9.4 Moral/Religious Cures
 9.5 Moslem Cures
 9.6 Moslem Cures
 9.7 Stoping the Disease
10 Colophon

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article¿Preface

  • This is a Draft. It reflects work in progress.
  • It is half baked.
  • It is inappropriate to cite this draft document in other documents.
  • For the most part what is in here are notes for myself.
  • However, there is enough in here for some to be able to read in between the lines. I would like to hear your comments and criticism. Contact me.
  • - Translations in the works – French and Persian/Farsi

Note: Concept of Corporation and Corpocracy needs to be developed.

NOTYET: When owner ship rights are wrong, horrible things happen. Consider Slavery. The damage that Intellectual Property Rights regime will cause will prove to be larger than the damage of slavery. Keep your eyes on the nature of what is being owned (non-matter for IPR and human beings for Slavery) and the stupidity of Western laws becomes clear.

1 Introduction

Horrible things happen when a society gets its ownership rules wrong.

For the Anglo-American culture, a recent acknowledged ownership mistake is Slavery of Africans. Today 1, African-American (decendents of Africans made Slaves) men are 14% of the population of men in the U.S. Today, decendents of Africans made Slaves represent over 40% of America’s prison population. Today, the First Lady of America, Michelle Obama, has no comment about her own genealogy. At the age of six, Melvinia, who was Michelle Obama’s great-great-great grandmother, was passed on as property (valued at $475 2) to Paterson’s daughter and son-in-law - Christianne and Henry Shields - after his death in 1852. Some years later, when she was still a teenager, she gave birth to a boy, Dolphus T Shields. Dolphus was recorded in the census as ”mulatto” - denoting one white and one black parent. The identity of the father is not known, though the fact that his surname was Shields suggests he may have been a member of the family that owned Melvinia.

Aside from the harm, the Anglo-American culture has to live with that shame forever.

Slavery had been practised all over the world for thousands of years, but never before had so many people from one continent been transported to another against their will. American’s formality and form of ownership was uniq and so is the current make up of their prisons. Given that track record it would be foolish to think that shame alone will prevent the anglo-american culture’s next ownership mistake.

The Anglo-American culture is in the midst of making another ownership mistake. This time things are more subtle and more difficult to understand. This time at stake is more than the people and culture of a continent. At stake is all of humanity.

Assignment of ownership to things that exist in nature in multiples (poly-existentials) is in conflict with nature and violates nature. That sort of fundumental violation of nature tears the fabric of humanity.

In order to understand the depth of these statements we need to first establish concepts, model and terminology that does not exist.

Introduction   

  • In this paper we prove that Western so-called IPR Regime is ill designed and ill directed and desctructive in global scope.
  • In the global scope, the basis for our rejection of IPR regime is the inherent nature of poly-existentials which are the subject of IPR. In a sovereign’s scope, the basis of our rejection of IPR regime are the dynamics that lead to societal collapse.
  • The concept and terminology for poly-existentials does not currently exist in the patent/copyright/confidentiality/trademark analysis.

We happen to be living at a rare inflection point of technological environment. We wittnessed the beginning of information age. It is at this very begining that our actions and thoughts have most impact. Later the disease will be easier to notice but harder to stop.

1.1 Universal Basic Human Rights and Poly-Existentials

WHEREAS recognition of the inherent dignity and of the equal and inalienable rights of all members of the human family is the foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world,

We proclaim

  • All human beings have a right to remember.
  • Everyone has the right to share one’s memory.
  • All human beings have a right to learn.
  • Everyone has the right apply one’s knowledge without restrictions.

1.2 Natural Law of Multi-Possessability of Poly-Existentials

  • It is an inherent characteristic of Poly-Existentials to be possessed by many.
  • Any new possession of a poly-existential does not impact other possessions of that poly-existential.
  • Multi-possibility is a universal aspect of nature of poly-existentials. Any law that prohibits multi-possibility is counter to nature.
  • Any agreement not to copy can only be made voluntarily and is only valid amongst agreeing parties. And can not extend to any other person that is not part of the agreement.
  • Because copying is a universal human right, no entity is authorized to restrict copying other than in a voluntary manner.
  • When a person possesses a poly-existential which is not subject to a voluntary not-to-copy agreement he has the freedom to copy.

These universal basic human rights lead to Poly-Existentials natural law to to be copied, to be shared and to be transmitted without limits.

Western IPR is in conflict with these universal human rights and natural law of poly-existentials.

2 Nature of Poly-Existentials

—– TODO BEGIN

Ask Andrew to Read Bob Martin’s Against Intelectual Property

Absorb relevant parts from Bob Martin’s Against Intelectual Property. - innovation does not happen in a vacum, it is a step in a chain. - The burden is on the other side – those who advicate IPR should prove it. Default is freedom.

Exploitation of poly existentials: – Apple, Tivo, Google/Yahoo They take poly-existentials and box it for profit.

Poly-Existentials often represent societal results. Their protection (ensuring that they are not restricted) is a societal duty.

—– TODO END

There are things in nature that exist in singular and there are things that exist in multiples.

Our analysis is from the perspective of the owned. Lots of IPR analysis out there from the perspective of owner. This is the first introduction of the concept of poly-existentials. It is similar to time domain analysis vs frequency domain analysis. They are different but of the same thing and results are equaly valid.

Expressed Formula as the general form of poly-existentials.

Poly existentials are human created.

poly-existentials are kept in memory. Memory can be human’s brain or a CD, a piece of paper, hard disk. Memory is container of poly-existentials.

Expressed Formula is either for human consumption (idea, knowledge, software source code) or for machine consumption (binary software, paper tape for NC machines, Music CDs.

Propagation, replication, copying of poly-existentials is as simple as memory transfer. The more Poly-existentials exist, the more they prosper and the more useful they are. Restricting propagation of poly-existentials is counter to nature.

Attribution of Expressed Formula to its producer is right/good. Restricting propagation of poly-existentials is wrong/bad.

ownership//possession is one-to-one for mono-existentials. no ownership/possession is many-to-many for poly-existentials.

Confidentiality Agreements are a form of copy restriction.

First Preserved Formula – Origin of poly-existentials – recorded music – process

replecation of formula vs reproduction of what formula produces

2.1 Mono-Existentials Reference Model

2.1.1 Mono-Existential Definitions

Mono-Existentials:
That which exists in nature in singular.
Material Mono-Existentials:
(things, spoon, touchables)
Non-Material Mono-Existentials:
(spectrum, domain names, view)
Rivalry Mono-Existentials:
[economic term] (Rival Goods: spoon, spectrum)
Non-Rivalry Mono-Existentials:
[economic term] (Non-Rival Goods: air, fish in the ocean, view, roads, national parks) – Non-Rivalry goods are often confused with poly-existentials (e.g. wikipedia and jewish analaysis).

2.2 Poly-Existentials Reference Model

  • Abstract Poly-Existential (first recording/s, formula, idea, text, recipe)
  • Poly-Existential Content (mp3, book, cd, video, cookbook)
  • Poly-Existential Product (tivo, viagra, sauce-bechamel, Poly-Existential drived product – mono-existential aspect not dominent)
  • Poly-Existential Service (Poly-Existential drived service – mono-existential aspect not dominent)

2.2.1 Abstract Poly-Existential

first recording/s, formula, idea, text, recipe.

2.2.2 Poly-Existential Content

Example: Books, Music, Software, Movies, ...

The CD (media) containing Libre Software is matter.


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Figure 1: polyExistUser


2.2.3 Poly-Existential Products

Examples: Viagra, Advair.

Sildenafil citrate is matter.

The knowledge of its forumla “C22H30N6O4S” is non-matter.

Pfizer’s Viagra revolves around a patent and a trademark. Not part of nature. Mixed Up Matter. Today when you buy Viagra, you are primarily getting non-matter.

Millions are dying in Africa and India, even though the matter for their medicine costs almost nothing. That non-matter (subject to western patent rules) is killing milions.

Each drug advertisement that you see in American TV (and only in American TV) is for a patent and a trademark.


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Figure 2: polyExistProduct


2.2.4 Poly-Existential Services

Examples: Radio Broadcast, TV, Google


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Figure 3: polyExistService


2.2.5 Poly-Existential Definitions

Definitions: Poly-Existentials.   

Poly-Existentials:
That which exists in nature in plural. Replecatable. Castable. Idea, Concept, Knowledge
Recorded Human Formula:
(Recipe, H2O, Software Source Code). Conatiner Of Human Formula (brain, memory)
Recorded Machine Formula:
(Software Binary Code, Recorded Music, text of the book). Conatiner Of Machine Formula (CD, paper, Vynil)
Recorded Bilogical Formula:
(DNA – Later)
PolyExistential Replication:
re-existence is result of copy, broadcast, multicast, unicast, replication to new containers. Applies to Idea/Recorded Formula
PolyExistential ReProduction (Products):
Applies to Product. Easily reproduced based on PolyExistential.
PolyExistential ReProduction (Services):
Applies to Service.
PolyExistential Content:
A product that is easily replication.
PolyExistential Product:
A product that is easily reproduced based on PolyExistential. Viagra
PolyExistential Service:
A service that is Easily reproduced based on PolyExistential. Casting of polyExistentials. Radio Station. TV Station. Google.
PolyExistential User:
User of PolyExistential Content.
PolyExistential Consumer:
User of PolyExistential Product.
PolyExistential Client:
User of PolyExistential Service.
User of PolyExistentials:
(Content Audiance) Software User – Music Listener.
Consumer of PolyExistentials:
Viagra taker.
Client of PolyExistentials:
Google Clients
Casting of PolyExistential:
Broadcast/Multicast/Unicast
Extraction of PolyExistential:
Reverse Engineering
Cumulation of PolyExistential:
Drived Work.
Examples of Matter:
A Pen, A Pencil, A Car, A Tree, A Dog, Spectrum, Cocaine
Examples of Poly-Existentials:
Knowledge, Processes, Ideas, Software, Recorded Music, Content of a Book, Porn, Pfizer Viagra
Generaly Speaking, Matter:
Is touchable. Is not recordable. Is not transmitable.
Generaly Speaking, Matter:
Is not touchable. Is recordable. Is transmitable.
Ownership of Matter:
Real Property. Thou shall not steal (in all religions)
Ownership of Poly-Existentials:
Libre. Copyright and Patent are against nature. (so called Intelectual Property Rights)

2.2.6 Poly-Existential Possession and Restriction Definitions

Matter vs Poly-Existentials.   

Open Poly-Existentials:
Available as Human Formula.
Closed Poly-Existentials:
Not Available as Human Formula.
Private Poly-Existentials:
Secrete. Private key in PKCS.
Public/Exposed/Released Poly-Existentials:
public.
Restricted Poly-Existentials:
Proprietary.
Libre Poly-Existentials:
Non-Proprietary. See “English Needs Libre” [?].
Non-Libre Poly-Existentials:
Proprietary.

2.3 Private and Public Poly-Existentials

Private and Public Poly-Existentials.   

Because poly-existential exists in multiples it is not natural for it to have an owner. But poly-existential can be private poly-existential or public poly-existential. Private poly-existential is secret. Public poly-existential is knowledge. Neither is ownable.

Matter is ownable. A House is Private Property. A National Park is public property.

Because poly-existential exists in multiples it is not natural for it to have an owner. But poly-existential can be private poly-existential or public poly-existential. Private poly-existential is secret. Public poly-existential is knowledge. Neither is ownable.

So called Intellectual Property Rights are unnatural.

Because poly-existential is copy-able it thrives in a collaborative environment where they go through multiple derived work accumulation. It is unnatural for derived work from public poly-existential to become

poly-existential knows no borders. poly-existential is transmittable. All of this in today’s technological context. Digital era. Information.

Cost of reproduction is negligible.

The “key” to most houses is poly-existential, itself marked as “do not duplicate.” Because the key need not and should not be shared, it is Private Poly-Existentials.

In the context of digital signatures, the user’s secret key is Private Poly-Existentials and public key is Public Poly-Existentials.

2.4 Taxonomy of Poly-Existentials

Bring up the need for establishment of codification of poly-existential. Similar to the periodic table for matter (e.g., gas, metal, ...). For poly-existential software, books, music, ... We need a taxonomy for various purposes.

Today our technological context presents us various forms of poly-existential.

Forms of Poly-Existentials.   

  • Software
  • Books
  • Music
  • Movies

2.4.1 Software: A Special Form of Poly-Existentials

Today our technological context presents us various forms of poly-existential.

Software: A Special Form of Poly-Existentials.   

  • Utiliterian / Useful
  • Lends itself well to collaborative development
  • Accumulates development (cumulative)
  • Free Software/Tools facilitate development of more Software

Of course in due course some matter will evolve into non-matter. Given a particular set of orders (non-matter) a numerically controlled machine replicate matter which then becomes non-matter.

2.4.2 Manifestation of Poly-Existentials as Service

Meta level of Libre Services.

3 Possession/Ownership of Poly-Existentials

Intellectula Property is the westerner’s extention of capitalism into realm of poly-existentials.

Emphasize the fact that IP is not universal. It is an Anglo-American mistake. And it is only a 100 years old mistake.

Economic justifications of IPR are bogus. Look at Linux vs Microsoft.

Further emphasize mono-existential vs poly-existential distinctions. Go towards multi-possessibility vs mono-possessibility. Then, since possession is 90% of ownership show that ownership of non-matter is at least 90% crap.

Bring up the notion of IP mistake possibly being even more harmful than slavery. The concept of the victim is not as clear. In an abstract sense, the victim is the poly-existential which is being restricted. More tangibly, the people who suffer from the artificial scarcity of the poly-existential. The sick person who can’t aford to pay for the medication whose patent holder is making the medicine unaffordable. We write this on behalf of nature. The incubation period for the IP disease is longer than slavery. Point to prescription drug commercials on American TV. Each being commercials for a set of patents. Each saying that we have your cure but you have to pay for our patents first. And that harm is just in the area of prescription drugs.

Victims of Mis-Ownership – The sick, society, individual vs society.

3.1 Summary: Exclusion – Laws, Economics and Morality

Summary: Exclusion – Laws, Economics and Morality   

  • In this paper we prove that Western so-called IPR Regime is ill designed and ill directed and desctructive in global scope.
  • In the global scope, the basis for our rejection of IPR regime is the inherent nature of poly-existentials which are the subject of IPR. In a sovereign’s scope, the basis of our rejection of IPR regime are the dynamics that lead to societal collapse.
  • The concept and terminology for poly-existentials does not currently exist in the patent/copyright/confidentiality/trademark analysis.
  • Laws Governing Mono-Existentials are well tested and there is universal consensus.
  • Laws Governing Poly-Existentials have not been tested. Are not universal.
  • Objectives of Intelectual Property Rights Regime (Financial) Are In Conflict With Nature

3.2 Copying is not Stealing

Stealing is only applicable to the material world. You can not steal non-mater.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam all consider stealing a sin. Judaism, Christianity and Islam all encourage sharing of knowledge and distribution, copying and reading of books.

God did not copyright his/her/its work. The Torah, the Bible and the Koran are all copyleft. There is no copyright notice on God’s work. My work is always also copyleft. I encourage you to make your work copyleft as well.

3.3 IPR: A Western Construct

Patents and Copyright are a western construct. Even if they were to be a fit for western societies, they can be total misfit to other societies.

They have been promoted as a universal concept, They are not. Patents and Copyright have been pushed on other societies through globalization, neocolonialism and ... Swallowing the IPR regime has become price of entry into the likes of worldbank. Many West-Toxicated Japanese, Chinese, Indian, Iranians, etc have taken IPR at face value.

Sharing of knowledge, ideas, poetry, music, etc. are more dominant in many eastern societies.

3.4 Universal Natural Law of Poly-Existentials

In its simplest form, it is no restrictions at all. BSD style. – CopyYes.

A more evolved collaborative form is the General Public Mandate (GPL Style) where the human form of the poly-existential must accompany machine form and all derived work must remain subject to the General Public Mandate. – Note License became Mandate. CopyLeft

The proprietary model of poly-existentials is in conflict with Universal Natural Law of Poly-Existentials.

4 Historical Parallels: Technological Inflection Points and Ownership

4.1 Technological Inflection Points and Ownership

Technological Inflection Points and Ownership.   

Many technological inflection points introduce new entities. These new entities are then to be owned. That ownership analysis has multiple dimensions. Business and self-interest are the first reactions and usually get it wrong.

  • Agriculture: Animals
  • Mercentile: Slavery
  • Industrial: Oil
  • Information: Copyright/Patent

Introduction of new technology in a society has immense ramifications.

Typically only those involved in the introduction of society understand ramification.

In no time the new technology becomes business and societal impact becomes business driven. By the time that society recognizes its values has been corrupted, it is too late.

Many technological inflection points introduce new entities. These new entities are then to be owned. That ownership analysis has multiple dimensions. Business and self-interest are the first reactions and usually get it wrong.

The agriculture and farming era introduced animals as “new entities are be owned”. In due course we got to agro-business and techno-farms.

The mercantile era introduced other people as “new entities to be owned”. Empty ships were travelling from Europe and America to Africa loaded with guns, business men and mercenaries. They were then coming back with human cargo. In the west that was all considered healthy business. Ship captain was watching all of that but said nothing.

The industrial age introduced oil as “new entities to be owned”. British colonialism and American neo-colonialism came about.

Internet age introduced software, services, frequencies, spectrum, domain names, ... as “new entities to be owned”.

4.2 Mercantile Era: Formalized Ownership of Human Beings (Slavery)

Slavery had been practised all over the world for thousands of years, but never before had so many people from one continent been transported to another against their will.

It is hard to be precise, but around 15 million Africans in total were forcibly taken from the continent into slavery. Large scale slave trading in Africa ceased towards the end of the 19th century, but its legacy of suffering continues today.

In 2005, while African American men represent 14% of the population of young men in the U.S., they represent over 40% of the prison population.

4.3 Industrial Age: Colonialization of Oil Rich Countries

The Oil in Iran was claimed as belonging to the British by the British.

The Iranian leader which on behalf of Iranians said the oil in Iran belongs to Iranians was overthrown through a anglo-american coup.

Details at:

CIA OVERTHROW OF PREMIER MOSSADEQ OF IRAN – CIA CLANDESTINE SERVICE HISTORY [?],

COUNTERCOUP The Struggle for the Control of Iran, [?],

4.4 Information Age: Formalized Ownership of Knowledge (IPR)

Information Age: Formalized Ownership of Knowledge (IPR).   

  • Technological Dominance of the West
  • Transition From Manufacturing to Information Age

4.5 Learning From Past Ownership Mistakes: Slavery and IPR Parallels

Learning From Past Ownership Mistakes.   

  • Large scale slavery of africa is dominantly an Anglo-American phenomenon. Large scale IPR is dominantly an Anglo-American phenomenon.
  • Owning Slaves was chic. Owning Patents is chic.
  • Slavery was justified based on economic terms. IPR is justified based on economic terms.
  • Slavery was justified from the perspective of the owner not what is being owned. IPR is justified based on the perspective of the owner not what is being owned.

Why is the Anglo-American always at the forefront of these ownership mistakes?

5 Western IPR Regime: A Failed Experiment

Point to success of software’s rejecting of IP. Ask why? What has been special about software? What next? How can that liberation success be emulated elsewhere?

Capitalism is rooted in the material world. When it comes to mono-existentials, the authors are capitalists. We are not against ownership of real-property. Its applicability to a manufacturing society has then been extentded to the non-material world through the Intellectual Property Rights regime.

A particularly powerful tool of business to dominate and crush professions is the so called Intellectual Property regime. The recognition that by rejecting Patents, Copyrights and the norms of trade secrecy many professions can protect themselves against business dominance is badly absent in most professions.

Journalism can be more productive and resistant to business corruption by rejecting copyright and adopting copyleft. Pharmacudical, Bio-Medicine and Medicine can be more productive and resistant to business corruption by rejecting patents and adopting the patent-free model.

The software engineering profession has already demonstrated how by adopting the copyleft and patent-free models it can resist dominance by business. GNU/Linux has stood up against the Microsoft monopoly.

The principles of the software engineering profession’s collaborative model can be reapplied to many other professions.

In essence the solution is in properly defining non-material capitalism.

The general outline that can be deployed by members of many professions to resist corruption through raw capitalism are:

Rejection of the so called Intellectual Property Rights Regime.   

  • Reject the so called Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime.
  • Preserve communication freedoms of Internet.
  • Introduce new bunsiess models that are copyleft and anti-patent based.

5.1 Rejection of the so called Intellectual Property Rights Regime

About 100 years ago, the capitalist came up with the Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime which take away various individual freedoms.

Many Americans consider IPR regime as natural law. In fact it is a failed experiment.

The balance that Copyright and Patent law are to bring between the well of the society and the benefits of Business are resulting in harm to the society and lack of progress through collaboration.

The patent-free and copyleft model of GNU/Linux has demonstrated how IPR regime is inferior to the Libre regime.

5.2 Intellectual Property: A Failed Economic Model

It is a myth that Intellectual Property is the basis of successful economic model.

Linux has stood against the Microsoft Windows monopoly. This is not a software vs software issue. It is copyleft vs copyright. It is patent-free vs. patents. It is sharing vs trade secrets. It is and collaboration vs competition.

That very same model can be applied else where.

I have written a business plan based on that.

It is being used as an exploitative economic model where corporation and rich nations are milking poor countries.

5.3 Intellectual Property: A Rigged Misnomer

Did You Say “Intellectual Property”? It’s a Seductive Mirage.

We will use the term “Non-Material Restrictions Regime” NMRR to collectively refer to Copyright, Patent and Trademark. We will use NMRR and Intellectual Property interchangeably.

6 Western IPR Regime: An instrument of neo-colonialism

Point to the fact that replicability and multi-possessability of poly-existentials knows no boarders. Therefore unless universal, it wont work and national laws of ownership of poly-existentials are invalid.

Point to West being individual-oriented leaning vs East being society-oriented leaning. The Anglo-American Western individual oriented IP is inherently anti Eastern.

6.1 Western IPR Regime: An instrument of neo-colonialism

Western IPR Regime: An instrument of neo-colonialism   

  • Poly-existence is global in nature, therefore, western IPR is extraterritorial which makes it an instrument of neo-colonialism in the era of global trade. West is issuing its currency and demanding that East accept it.
  • W in WIPO stands for West not World
  • Americans/Westerners are a self-oriented (individual-orientged). Easterners are society oriented.
  • Americans/Westerners are imposing these mistaken views on the East.
  • The Western Self-Toxication model is spreading through the world in large part through IPR model.

7 Western IPR Regime: Ramifications of the Trend

Perhaps too late for America and Americans. Save the rest.

IPR is an instrument of corpocracy and finance to bring into submission professions.

Cite death of American Academic [?].

7.1 A vehicle for concentration of power in corporations

Western IPR Regime: Ramifications of the Trend   

  • Western IPR Regime: Ramifications of the Trend
    • A vehicle for concentration of wealth and power in corporations.

7.2 Impact of IPR on Professions

Musicians make music.

Engineers build.

Academics teach and do research.

It is not just about money.

8 Moral Aspects of Restriction of Poly-Existentials

Since the topic at hand is ”ownership”, bring morality and religions to the table. I have done some research on Judaism, Chritianity (Catholicism) and Islam (Shiite) perspectives on ownership of non-matter. For example, Khomeini and other Ayatollahs have fatwas saying that IP is bogus. In contrast when it comes to matter, all 3 Ibrahimic have full and absolute consensus on thou shall not steal.

8.1 Intellectual Property and Religions

8.2 Islam

Islam.   

Property and Rights are proper domain of religions.

In the Moslem/Shiat tradition I located, http://www.ido.ir/a.aspx?a=1385023101

It is in Farsi/Persian and is quite comprehensive. It was sponsored by the Iranian Government. The summary is that most Shiat clergy invalidate Intellectual Property rights. Khomeini and Golpayegani are fully against Intelectual Property.

[?].

Pajoohesh Feghhi Dar Babe Malekiat Fekri

  • Khomeini:
  • Teleghani:

8.3 Christianity

Catholicism.   

In the Catholic tradition, there is: Jean-Paul II Encyclique ”Laborem exercens” (1981) n613

The English version is at: http://www.vatican.va/edocs/ENG0217/_INDEX.HTM

And there is: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=966681 full paper is there for download.

  • Concentration of wealth in Corporations

8.4 Judeasim

In the Jewish tradition I have found http://www.jlaw.com/Articles/copyright1.html

There is a summary at the end of that article.

Judeasim.   

  • Judaism – Israel,
  • 10 CEOs of US Media Companies.

9 Cure: Libre Poly-Existentials

We are law abiding. We are advocating changing the law.1

IPR is fundamentally wrong. Can not be re-adjusted. Must be rejected.

I view the Western so-called IPR Regime as a disease. It is a sick way of thinking and a sick way of behaving that becomes an inherent condition. It is abnormal in that it is against nature of poly-existentials. This disease can spread from one society to the next. It is like alcoholism, it brings short term pleasure but long term dispair. Not just for the alcoholic but for all concerned.

We therefore label our effort to restore societal behaviour to its normal condition (Libre Poly-Existentials) not a solution to a problem but a cure for the disease.

The right laws are No Patent, CopyLeft (Different from no copyright), No Trademark. Attribution to creator.

No hope in West – Obama’s net worth is through copyright law. Bush was counting days to when he can get royalties.

The cure that I prescribe comes in 4 basic elements.

Cure: Libre Poly-Existentials   

  1. Common Gloabal Cures
  2. Eastern Cures
  3. Western Cures
  4. Moral/Religious Cures

9.1 Common Global Cures

Collaborative East/West activities with significant impact.

Initial primary focus on software as the most suitable form of poly-existential. Because it is collaborative.

9.1.1 Build on Success of Libre Software

Software is a special form of non-matter that best illustrates how poly-existentials prospers when not owned. Build on that.

Keep up the good work.

Make public sector use more of it. Make public sector fund more of it.

9.1.2 Extend Libre Software to Libre Services

NOTYET:

Libre Services concept comes in, [?].

By* Comes in because of Autonomous/End-to-End and Federated/Syndicated, [?].

Business Plan comes in to show new business model, [?]. Figure 1 of bus plan needs to also come in to show the financial dimensions of Libre Services over and above Libre Software.


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9.2 Eastern Cures

The East needs to reject IPR and formulate its own independent model for bringing non-matter into the society.

Full, absolute, total rejection of the Western so-called IPR Regime. A La Iranian Revolution.

Internally recognize and label Wester so-called IPR Regime as a disease.

Externally, play the globalization trade games.

Start with new vocabulary.

Revisit the economic model. Example, Software into Service. http://www.neda.com/

Beyond national policy for Libre Software. Notional policy for all Libre poly-existential (Pharmaceuticals, Music, Film, Books, Software, Service, ...)

A fresh new poly-existential oriented economy.

9.2.1 Formulation of Libre Poly-Existential Eastern National Policy

Formulation of National Policy   

Non-Matter will dominate the future. Many crucial national policies need to be made to deal with non-matter.

This requires synthesis between professsions that are at the forfront of the technology, thinkers, the clergy and the government.

Formulation of Libre Poly-Existential Eastern National Policy   

  1. Adopt a pure Libre Software policy for the public sector.
  2. Support Libre Software developement. Fund strategic Libre Software projects.

    Fund strategic Libre Services projects.

  3. Support Libre Services cultivation. When Libre alternatives are available, close off proprietary competition.
  4. Support Libre Content Cultivation.
  5. Host large scale poly-existential library/archives in the public sector.
  6. Pay Lip Service to WIPO during the transition.

9.2.2 Formation of Libre Poly-Existential Block

Create an Eastern front against WIPO (Western (not World) Intelectual Property Organization).

9.3 Western Cures

Western Cure: Re-Use Software model in other domains.

9.3.1 Western Cures – With Words

Western Cures – With Words   

  1. Bring The Conflict Out in the Open.
  2. Apply Shame to collaborators of so-called IPR. Today it is chic to hold copyright and patents. Use to be chic to own slaves. Used to be chic to light a cigaret.

9.3.2 Western Cures – With Action: Use Libre Alternatives

Western Cures – With Action: Use Libre Alternatives   

  1. Dump Windows and MacOS – Run GNU/Linux
  2. Don’t use Word – Use Open Office – Better yet emacs and LaTeX
  3. Don’t use Internet Explorer – Use Firefox

9.3.3 Western Cures – With Action: Don’t Participate

Western Cures – With Action: Don’t Participate   

  1. Don’t publish with restrictive copyright.
  2. Assist defence in patent assertions.
  3. Do not assist corporations in obtaining patents.
  4. Publish prior art.

Two recent events leads this humble Iranian Internet/Software Engineer to think that there could well be a cure to this disease. The two events are:

Cure: Non-Material Capitalism   

  1. The Iranian Revolution
  2. Free Software Movement and the Internet

9.4 Moral/Religious Cures

Questions of Ownership are the inherent domain of morality and religion.

9.5 Moslem Cures

Majority of Grand Ayatolah’s are against so-called IPR Regime.

We humbly offer our professional analysis to Ghom and Najaf towards establishing a full concensus against the Western so-called IPR Regime.

Explict and repeated fatwas against the Western so-called IPR Regime will assist the cure.

9.6 Moslem Cures

We humbly offer our professional analysis to Vatican and Protestants towards establishing a full concensus against the Western so-called IPR Regime.

Explict and repeated decrees against the Western so-called IPR Regime will assist the cure.

9.7 Stoping the Disease

Key startegies:

  • Contain the Corporation
  • Reject Western self-oriented thought
  • Reject Western IPR regime
  • Redefine non-material norms towards the society
  • Contain capitalism to an economic model – not a societal model

Towards that emphasize responsibilities of the following to the society.

  • Role and responsibilities of Philosophers and thinkers
  • Role and responsibilities of Religion and the Clergy
  • Role and responsibilities of professions

Money is not and need not be the main thing that drives people’s action.

Humans do things that fall outside of the capitalist’s model. If you think that people only do things for money, the actions of those 19 young men on 9/11 would not be easily understood.

Economy is for people. Society should be on top and economy underneath.

You assist an evil system most effectively by obeying its orders and decrees. An evil system never deserves such allegiance. Allegiance to it means partaking of the evil. A good person will resist an evil system with his or her whole soul.” -Mahatma Gandhi

My concern here is that the rotting can spread beyond the American and Western societies and impact other socities.

10 Colophon

Colophon   

  • - Colophon – Nothing propriatary used in – Latex/open-office, Libre Services published.
  • - Preparation: Emacs/LaTeX/Open-Office, Spell Checker,
  • - Collaboration: CVS, Email Client, Email Server
  • - Libre Publication: apache, plone, tex4ht,
  • Feed Back: Web and Email
  • License: Verbatim Copying Permited
  • Citations. All those that are CopyYes.
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