Comments on: The Hacker’s Amendment http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2009/02/17/the-hackers-amendment/ Design and human behaviour Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:34:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Chris http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2009/02/17/the-hackers-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-423071 Chris Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:51:21 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=611#comment-423071 That's awesome, human ingenuity is what makes people so special. Telling people they can't modify their own possessions would just be foolish. That’s awesome, human ingenuity is what makes people so special. Telling people they can’t modify their own possessions would just be foolish.

]]> By: cb http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2009/02/17/the-hackers-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-351398 cb Tue, 17 Feb 2009 22:09:48 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=611#comment-351398 First, the quote: "manipulate, operate, or otherwise utilize as they see fit" Either "utilize" is assumed to exclude transfer of propery or we are to assume that this amendment would negate restrictions on property transfer such as is embodied by regulations on home-made beer. Of course, even ignoring the fact that this is redundant in light of property rights and contract law as it is, it's obvious that the form of this is intentionally misleading. This isn't a boost to property rights, this is a restriction of property rights. Licenses and contracts are involved here, not criminal law. First, the quote: “manipulate, operate, or otherwise utilize as they see fit”

Either “utilize” is assumed to exclude transfer of propery or we are to assume that this amendment would negate restrictions on property transfer such as is embodied by regulations on home-made beer.

Of course, even ignoring the fact that this is redundant in light of property rights and contract law as it is, it’s obvious that the form of this is intentionally misleading. This isn’t a boost to property rights, this is a restriction of property rights.

Licenses and contracts are involved here, not criminal law.

]]> By: Stephen Downes http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/2009/02/17/the-hackers-amendment/comment-page-1/#comment-351377 Stephen Downes Tue, 17 Feb 2009 21:37:50 +0000 http://architectures.danlockton.co.uk/?p=611#comment-351377 No other amendment is needed. Causing harm was and is a crime, and would remain so. No other amendment is needed. Causing harm was and is a crime, and would remain so.

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