From: Michael S. Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu Dec 07 2000 - 15:12:57 MST
Jason Joel Thompson wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Clark" <jonkc@worldnet.att.net>
>
> > Jason Joel Thompson <jasonjthompson@home.com> Wrote:
> >
> > > you'll note my emphasis of the word "particular." As it stands, MY
> > > discrete experience of reality is contained within a -particular-
> pattern.
> >
> > A pattern is nothing but information, if it's the same information then
> it's
> > the same particular pattern.
>
> Sorry dude, you can keep saying this 'till the cows come home, but if I
> delete my mp3 of my favorite Metallica song, I'm fairly certain your
> collection will remain unscathed. My version is a *discrete copy* with a
> reality independent of yours.
Ah, but what about the principle of derivation, John? My kids are my
kids, your kids are your kids. Steal my sperm, eggs, stored foetuses, or
infant children from the hospital, and you've still got MY kids. Is that
not where the term 'and all derivative works' comes from? I play a song,
you hear it. A copy of some level of accuracy now resides in your brain.
You don't own the right to enjoy commercial remuneration from performing
that song without paying the artist from whose work your performance is
derived at a rate which is customary.
Likewise, I conduct a brain scan of myself. The only part of an uploaded
entity DERIVED from that scan which belongs to itself are its new and
independent experiences AFTER the point of derivation. I may gift
independent co-ownership rights of all preceding experience to that
entity, but it is entirely my choice, and to be conducted under my
conditions.
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