The right to own ideas
Throughout history, the world has seen a series of events where people's rights have been unfairly snatched away from them. Under the Nazi regime the right to life was taken away from millions of Jews, and during the dark ages the right to religious freedom was taken away by the church too. However, today the right to own intellectual property is not being properly guarded. In order to keep the world a fair place for everyone, it is crucial to guard the intangible, intellectual property.
For those who are standing for the anti-intellectual property has not yet experienced the physiological agony of their idea credited to someone or their virtual product stolen. For example, imagine in school, somebody you do not know comes and copies your homework without your consent and spreads it to the entire class. In cases like this or similar ones most people feel angry that their work was freely exploited by people who did not invest any energy or time into it. The 2009 film Avatar was a movie that took 15 years of director James Cameroon's life. Such films take tremendous amount of time and devotion, and to freely exploit the benefits of a film that was meant to be paid is unarguably unfair.
In a bigger perspective the lack of intellectual property protection can ruin the country's economy. Certain countries rely heavily on corporate trademarks to fuel their economy, for example luxury watches alone counts for seven percent of the entire Swiss economy. It is not that other countries cannot make quality luxury watches like Switzerland, but it's the fact that trademarked brands like Rolex and Omega has physiologically impacted consumers to buy their products. If these brands could not have been trademarked, any foreign company could have used the same name, logo, and product to make money. Consequently this will cause Swiss companies to lose revenue and thousands of workers may unfairly lose their jobs.
Those on the other side of the issue may argue that, an existing idea could theoretically be thought of by multiple people, and thus guarding intellectual property is insignificant. However, it is certainly absurd to say very complex ideas such as Albert Einstein's the mass-energy equivalence equation or the black-scholes equation could have been thought of by multiple people. Therefore artistic works too should be protected since it is too absurd to conclude that multiple people could initially come up with the same melodies, lyrics, and beats to a song.
After millenniums of unprotected rights, it is time to make the world a just place for everyone to live happily. Nevertheless in a world with a great deal of connectivity it is easy for intellectual rights to be ignored. Thus, to achieve a fair worldwide society it is crucial to protect intellectual property. In the present, it is important to think about moral and ethics to make a world a better place.
From Naeun Kang to Bak Taehwan
ReplyDelete1. Yes, it has
2. Yes, it has: “In order to keep the world a fair place for everyone, it is crucial to guard the intangible, intellectual property.”
3. It’s hard to find the topic sentence in 2nd body paragraph, though I know what you’re saying. But I can find the topic sentence in other paragraphs.
4. Yes, it has a counter-argument: “Those on the other side of the issue may argue that, an existing idea could theoretically be thought of by multiple people, and thus guarding intellectual property is insignificant.” Then, you argue against that well.
5. Yes. You are supporting your opinion well with several examples. Especially, in 2nd paragraph, the example of homework makes me understand well your main point.
6. Yes. At first, you make a prediction: “After millenniums of unprotected rights, it is time to make the world a just place for everyone to live happily. Nevertheless in a world with a great deal of connectivity it is easy for intellectual rights to be ignored.” Then, you restate your opinion.
Comment from Hana Choi.
ReplyDelete1. Yes it does.
2. Yes. The introduction contains a thesis sentence. In the first body paragraph the writer says using other's creation is unfair because people put much effort and time to make the things. The second body paragraph says ignoring intellectual property can ruin country's economy. The last body paragraph refutes opponents' idea. The final paragraph restates the main thesis.
3. Yes.
1. Such films take tremendous amount of time and devotion, and to freely exploit the benefits of a film that was meant to be paid is unarguably unfair
2. In a bigger perspective the lack of intellectual property protection can ruin the country's economy.
But in the third sentence I can't find a certain sentence which supports the writer's idea. I see the writer's point but there is no sentence clearly mention his idea.
4. Yes. It refutes people who think multiple people can think of the same ideas so protecting IP is nonsense.
5. Yes. The writer used a couple of examples such as Avatar, Einstein to support his thoughts.
6. The paragraph does not contain restatement of 2nd body paragraph but the writer gives a prediction or suggest how people should treat IP in the future.
To: Taehwan
ReplyDeleteFrom: Me
1. Yes.
2. Yes, "In order to keep the world a fair place for everyone, it is crucial to guard the intangible, intellectual property."
3. Yes,
a) For those who are standing for the anti-intellectual property has not yet experienced the physiological agony of their idea credited to someone or their virtual product stolen.
b) In a bigger perspective the lack of intellectual property protection can ruin the country's economy.
4. Yes, there is a refutation.
5. Yes, he has examples to back up his argument.
6. Yes, he has an idea how things should flow in the modern day.
The right to own ideas
ReplyDeleteThroughout history, the world has seen a series of events where people's rights have been unfairly snatched away from them. Under the Nazi regime the right to life was taken away from millions of Jews, and during the dark ages the right to religious freedom was taken away by the church too. However, today the right to own intellectual property is not being properly guarded. In order to keep the world a fair place for everyone, it is crucial to guard the intangible, intellectual property.
For those who are standing for the anti-intellectual property has not yet experienced the physiological agony of their idea credited to someone or their virtual product stolen. For example, imagine in school, somebody you do not know comes and copies your homework without your consent and spreads it to the entire class. In cases like this or similar ones most people feel angry that their work was freely exploited by people who did not invest any energy or time into it. The 2009 film Avatar was a movie that took 15 years of director James Cameroon's life. Such films take tremendous amount of time and devotion, and to freely exploit the benefits of a film that was meant to be paid is unarguably unfair.
In a bigger perspective the lack of intellectual property protection can ruin the country's economy. Certain countries rely heavily on corporate trademarks to fuel their economy, for example luxury watches alone counts for seven percent of the entire Swiss economy. It is not that other countries cannot make quality luxury watches like Switzerland, but it's the fact that trademarked brands like Rolex and Omega has physiologically impacted consumers to buy their products. If these brands could not have been trademarked, any foreign company could have used the same name, logo, and product to make money. Consequently this will cause Swiss companies to lose revenue and thousands of workers may unfairly lose their jobs.
Those on the other side of the issue may argue that, an existing idea could theoretically be thought of by multiple people, and thus guarding intellectual property is insignificant. However, it is certainly absurd to say very complex ideas such as Albert Einstein's the mass-energy equivalence equation or the black-scholes equation could have been thought of by multiple people. Therefore artistic works too should be protected since it is too absurd to conclude that multiple people could initially come up with the same melodies, lyrics, and beats to a song.
After millenniums of unprotected rights, it is time to make the world a just place for everyone to live happily. Nevertheless in a world with a great deal of connectivity it is easy for intellectual rights to be ignored. Thus, to achieve a fair worldwide society it is crucial to protect intellectual property. In the present, it is important to think about moral and ethics to make a world a better place.
The right to own ideas
ReplyDeleteThroughout history, the world has seen a series of events where people's rights have been unfairly snatched away from them. Under the Nazi regime the right to life was taken away from millions of Jews, and during the dark ages the right to religious freedom was taken away by the church. However, today the right to own intellectual property is not being properly guarded. In order to keep the world a fair place for everyone, it is crucial to guard intellectual property.
For those who oppose the idea of owing intellectual property has not yet experienced the physiological agony of their idea stolen or credited to someone. For example, imagine you are in school, and somebody you do not know comes and copies your homework without your consent and spreads it to the entire class. In similar cases like these, most people feel angry that their work was freely exploited by people who did not invest any energy or time into it. For example, the 2009 film Avatar was a movie that took 15 years of director James Cameroon's life to create. Such films take tremendous amount of time and devotion, and to freely exploit the benefits of a film that was meant to be paid is unarguably unfair.
In a bigger perspective the lack of intellectual property protection can ruin a country's economy. Certain countries rely heavily on corporate trademarks to fuel their economy. For example, luxury watches alone counts for seven percent of the entire Swiss economy. It is not that other countries cannot make quality watches like Switzerland, but it's the fact that trademarked brands like Rolex and Omega has physiologically impacted consumers to buy their products. If these brands could not have been trademarked, any foreign company could have used the same name, logo, and product to make money. Consequently this will cause Swiss companies to lose revenue and thousands of workers may unfairly lose their jobs.
Those on the other side of the issue may argue that, an existing idea could theoretically be thought of by multiple people, and thus guarding intellectual property is insignificant. However, it is certainly absurd to say very complex ideas such as Albert Einstein's the mass-energy equivalence equation could have been thought of by multiple people. Therefore, complex works like music should be protected too, because it too is absurd to say multiple people could have thought of the same thing.
After millenniums of unprotected rights, it is time to make the world a fair place for everyone. Nevertheless in a world with a great deal of connectivity it is easy for intellectual rights to be ignored. Thus, to achieve a fair worldwide society it is crucial to protect intellectual property.