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-Copyright and non-commercial reproduction +== Copyright and non-commercial reproduction ==
 The ancient dream of compiling all human knowledge and culture and to  store it for the present and future is within close grasp thanks to the  rapid technological development of the past decades. Like all  groundbreaking innovations, it encompasses numerous spheres of life and  leads to profound changes. It is our goal to seize the opportunities of  this situation and to warn against potential dangers. The present legal  framework for copyrights limits the potential of the current  development, since it is based on an outdated concept of so-called  “intellectual property” which opposes the goal of a knowledge and  information society.  The ancient dream of compiling all human knowledge and culture and to  store it for the present and future is within close grasp thanks to the  rapid technological development of the past decades. Like all  groundbreaking innovations, it encompasses numerous spheres of life and  leads to profound changes. It is our goal to seize the opportunities of  this situation and to warn against potential dangers. The present legal  framework for copyrights limits the potential of the current  development, since it is based on an outdated concept of so-called  “intellectual property” which opposes the goal of a knowledge and  information society. 
  
-No restrictions on copying +== No restrictions on copying ==
 Technical systems which obstruct or prevent the reproduction of  creative products ("copy protection, DRM, etc.) create artificial  scarcity in order to turn a public good into a private one for economic  purposes. The creation of artificial scarcity purely for economic  purposes seems immoral to us, therefore we reject these technologies. In  addition, these technologies obstruct the authorized use of such  creative products in many ways.  Technical systems which obstruct or prevent the reproduction of  creative products ("copy protection, DRM, etc.) create artificial  scarcity in order to turn a public good into a private one for economic  purposes. The creation of artificial scarcity purely for economic  purposes seems immoral to us, therefore we reject these technologies. In  addition, these technologies obstruct the authorized use of such  creative products in many ways. 
  
 They also make it possible to control  and monitor users in completely inacceptable ways and jeopardize the  ability of future generations to use these creative products, since they  might lack access to today’s media devices. The economic costs for  establishing a complete and consistent copy protection infrastructure  are also strikingly disproportionate to the achieved economic benefit.  Indirect follow-up costs due to more difficult interoperability of media  devices and software further increase these costs.  They also make it possible to control  and monitor users in completely inacceptable ways and jeopardize the  ability of future generations to use these creative products, since they  might lack access to today’s media devices. The economic costs for  establishing a complete and consistent copy protection infrastructure  are also strikingly disproportionate to the achieved economic benefit.  Indirect follow-up costs due to more difficult interoperability of media  devices and software further increase these costs. 
  
-Free copying and free use +== Free copying and free use ==
 Since the reproduction of digital products cannot be restricted in a  technically sensible manner and the widespread enforcement of  prohibitions in the private sphere has obviously failed, the chances of  making creative products available to the public must be recognized and  utilized. We are convinced that non-commercial reproduction and use of  creative products should be seen as a natural process, which does not  affect the interests of most originators in a negative manner, despite  objections from certain interest groups.  Since the reproduction of digital products cannot be restricted in a  technically sensible manner and the widespread enforcement of  prohibitions in the private sphere has obviously failed, the chances of  making creative products available to the public must be recognized and  utilized. We are convinced that non-commercial reproduction and use of  creative products should be seen as a natural process, which does not  affect the interests of most originators in a negative manner, despite  objections from certain interest groups. 
  
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