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<blockquote data-quote="Charlie McGee" data-source="post: 116202" data-attributes="member: 6656">Re: Copyright, Patent, General Intellectual Property DiscussionIt would appear that lines are being drawn here, but I&#039;d argue that there should be no lines. On one side there is the law, the facts, an independent judge, independent witnesses, and long established patent processes and laws that have been relied upon by industry for over 100 years. On the other side, there is the notion that ethical standards are being breached.There has always been a convergence and conflict between law and ethics. What is legal may not always be ethical and vice versa - but law is based on justice. A need to be fair, objective and apply a set of rules and standards that meet a rational and balanced notion of what is right. Everyone is entitled to use their own judgement and can apply their own standard of ethics to any situation. But that is random and based an individual’s own motives.&nbsp; This is often of little use in solving disputes. The legal standard has to be the operative standard in providing companies and individuals a framework in which they can operate. If businesses are ran&nbsp; based on a&nbsp; personal sense of ethics, it would lead to chaos. That&#039;s why law is the standard. &nbsp;I&#039;d also argue that many laws are also grounded on society’s understanding of ethics.&nbsp; Thus, the convergence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Charlie McGee, post: 116202, member: 6656"] Re: Copyright, Patent, General Intellectual Property Discussion It would appear that lines are being drawn here, but I'd argue that there should be no lines. On one side there is the law, the facts, an independent judge, independent witnesses, and long established patent processes and laws that have been relied upon by industry for over 100 years. On the other side, there is the notion that ethical standards are being breached. There has always been a convergence and conflict between law and ethics. What is legal may not always be ethical and vice versa - but law is based on justice. A need to be fair, objective and apply a set of rules and standards that meet a rational and balanced notion of what is right. Everyone is entitled to use their own judgement and can apply their own standard of ethics to any situation. But that is random and based an individual’s own motives. This is often of little use in solving disputes. The legal standard has to be the operative standard in providing companies and individuals a framework in which they can operate. If businesses are ran based on a personal sense of ethics, it would lead to chaos. That's why law is the standard. I'd also argue that many laws are also grounded on society’s understanding of ethics. Thus, the convergence. [/QUOTE]

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