[MURG] Uploading IP (intellectual property)

[Yan King Yin]

From: "Randal A. Koene" <rak at minduploading.org>

>When you consider a consortium that controls IP, how do you imagine it
>will be received by scientists? Do you think it will be warmly received or
>that it may stir up misgivings? Judging only by the responses you've had
>on this mailing list, I wonder if you've correctly taken into account the
>sentiments and reactions of the scientists that you wish to involve.

This is a serious problem, I think the problem is that
culturally human beings in general are too much ingrained
in the idea of life being tied to the biological body and
it would be extremely difficult to change people's minds
on a large scale. Therefore I think the gradual "neuro-
-prosthetic" approach isn't such a bad idea afterall. One
thing we can do is to organize a Neuroprothesis consortium
but in reality we can (quite legitimately) separate it into
a brain-interfacing part and everything else essential to
brain emulation. Then, the cost of BCI will only affect
those people who (eventually) choose the gradual approach.

Maybe we should think of a term more easily understood than
neuroprosthesis...

YKY


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