Comments on: Dialogue with Nicholas Bentley on P2P and “Intellectual Contributions” https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/dialogue-with-nicholas-bentley-on-p2p-and-intellectual-contributions/2006/01/05 Researching, documenting and promoting peer to peer practices Mon, 08 Sep 2014 08:32:53 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.5.15 By: Nicholas Bentley https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/dialogue-with-nicholas-bentley-on-p2p-and-intellectual-contributions/2006/01/05/comment-page-1#comment-25 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 19:03:06 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.com/?p=9#comment-25 PS Any chance that you can add a comment preview function to this blog and a link to an editing help file? Thanks

]]> By: Nicholas Bentley https://blog.p2pfoundation.net/dialogue-with-nicholas-bentley-on-p2p-and-intellectual-contributions/2006/01/05/comment-page-1#comment-24 Wed, 01 Feb 2006 17:56:04 +0000 http://blog.p2pfoundation.com/?p=9#comment-24 m a strong supporter of the universal wage concept, which is one way for the market economy to refund the enormous usage of the social and cultural externalities it is currently predicated on (cognitive capitalism could not function without this free usage of the cooperating minds). In the meantime however, as this proposal is not currently politically realistic, contributions such as yours may well support the material base for more peer production." <strong>I am not sure I totally agree with the universal wage concept (although I approve of social safety nets) however I am pleased that the Intellectual Contributions philosophy might provide an interim working framework. As far as I can see IC would not inhibit the transition to a 'universal wage' if that is how the P2P society evolved</strong>. MB: “I am not informed enough to have a considered opinion on this [GPL/copyleft], but I would welcome any more specific input on this issue.� I am trying to put together my thoughts on this especially in the light of the new GPLv3 that proposes restrictions on the use of DRM. I will have to post on this later. MB: “In a ‘imaginary’ future political economy, we could have an important Peer Production sphere, entirely free self-unfolding autonomous cooperation, which can operate in the immaterial economy, and wherever the immaterial can be split from the material phase of production, or where capital can be sufficiently distributed.� Following on from my comment above I am not convinced that this ‘imaginary’ future is attainable but I hope you agree that my P2P philosophy is a least moving in the same direction as yours.]]> Michel, sorry for my slow response but it is taking me a while in this New Year to catch up with everything.

MB said, “So I’m a strong supporter of the universal wage concept, which is one way for the market economy to refund the enormous usage of the social and cultural externalities it is currently predicated on (cognitive capitalism could not function without this free usage of the cooperating minds). In the meantime however, as this proposal is not currently politically realistic, contributions such as yours may well support the material base for more peer production.”

I am not sure I totally agree with the universal wage concept (although I approve of social safety nets) however I am pleased that the Intellectual Contributions philosophy might provide an interim working framework. As far as I can see IC would not inhibit the transition to a ‘universal wage’ if that is how the P2P society evolved.

MB: “I am not informed enough to have a considered opinion on this [GPL/copyleft], but I would welcome any more specific input on this issue.�

I am trying to put together my thoughts on this especially in the light of the new GPLv3 that proposes restrictions on the use of DRM. I will have to post on this later.

MB: “In a ‘imaginary’ future political economy, we could have an important Peer Production sphere, entirely free self-unfolding autonomous cooperation, which can operate in the immaterial economy, and wherever the immaterial can be split from the material phase of production, or where capital can be sufficiently distributed.�

Following on from my comment above I am not convinced that this ‘imaginary’ future is attainable but I hope you agree that my P2P philosophy is a least moving in the same direction as yours.

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