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Article #35Re: How much is information really worth?
From: Dan Bernstein
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 1990 00:33
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 1990 00:33
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In article <1990Sep10.095011@bert.llnl.gov> howell@bert.llnl.gov (Louis Howell) writes: > For an item that is on the market, even valuing the information at > market value may not be appropriate. To be specific, suppose some > software company spends about $100,000 to write a great C compiler. > They put it on the market for $1000, and it sells. Now suppose some > high school hacker manages to snarf a copy of this compiler for his > own personal use. He gets caught, and is charged with stealing it. No. He hasn't stolen anything; he's only broken copyright law. Assuming the company has registered the copyright, that's $50,000. Our society values information quite highly. ---Dan
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!julius.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!well!tenney From: brnstnd@kramden.acf.nyu.edu (Dan Bernstein) Newsgroups: comp.org.eff.news Subject: Re: How much is information really worth? Message-ID: <20775@well.sf.ca.us> Date: 13 Sep 90 00:33:52 GMT References: <1990Sep10.095011@bert.llnl.gov> Sender: tenney@well.sf.ca.us Organization: IR Lines: 12 Approved: comp-org-eff-news@well.sf.ca.us