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mesakuTris furceli
oWnEr’s shEEt
Cemi u fleba
my riGht
inteleqti _ laT. Intellectus _ gageba, Semecneba,
goneba; pirovnebis Tviseba, romelic azrovnebis
unaris, azrovnebis fsiqologiur sაfuZvels warmoadgens.
sakuTreba _ „rasaca gascem Senia...“ _ SoTa
rusTaveli.
inteleqtualuri sakuTreba CemTvis Rirsebis
sakiTxia da mas, yovelTvis, adamianis Tandayolil
Tvisebad da samoqalaqo uflebad miviCnev.
azrovnebis Tavisufleba xom yoveli Cvenganis
xeluxlebeli uflebacaa da is sicocxlisaTvis
da TavisuflebisaTvis, sisxlis mimoqcevasa da
sunTqvasaviT aucilebeli funqciaa. aravis aqvs am
funqciis darRvevis da misakuTrebis ufleba.
roca poeti Tavis sityvebs samyaros Cuqnis, is
mTeli Tavisi arsobiT yoveli sityvis asobgeraSia
ganfenili da mas samyaro iseve iTavsebs, rogorc
Tavsdeba masSic Tavad samyaro. vfiqrob, didi
unamusobaa ideis an ukve ganxorcielebuli
da formamoZebnili azris, ukve arsebulis
moparva, namdvili avtoris nacvlad sakuTari
Tavis wardgineba da ase unamusod materialuri
dovlaTis mopoveba. unamusod? diax, unamusod.
აba, sxva raRaa qurdoba Tu ara unamusoba?
bernar Soum erTxel Tqva, _ „sakuTreba
qurdobaa, ambobs prudoni, es aris banaloba
WeSmaritebisa, romelic sakuTrebaze iTqva.~ _
mZime sityvebia. vin isurvebda aseT samyaroSi
yofnas? sadaa samarTlianoba? netari avgustine
ki samarTlianobas iseT saTnoebad miiCnevs, romelic
TiToeuls imas aZlevs, rac mas ekuTvnis.
amitom, sityvebi _ „rasaca gascem Senia...~ me
sakuTrebis uzustes xatebad mesaxeba. mec da,
imedi maqvs, yovel Cvengans sjera am sityvebis,
magram roca kaci unamusoa is wesebs arRvevs da
ara Tu Cems ideas mparavs da isakuTrebs, aramed
mparavs da Tavisad asaRebs Cems uflebas viyo uke­
Tesi da SemeZlos gacema, is mparavs imas, rac mas
daviT def i
david dEphy
intellect – Lat. Intellectus. Understanding, perception,
a particular mind; a capacity of an individual that gives way
to the ability to think, a psychological ground for thinking.
property – “What you give away remains your own” -
Shota Rustaveli
To me, intellectual property is a matter of dignity and
I have always viewed it as one’s inborn quality and a civil
right. Right to think is a universal and inalienable right and
a function as vital for life and freedom as circulation of
blood or breathing. No one has the right to infringe upon or
take over the function.
When a poet bestows his words to the whole world,
every letter in every word is drenched with his essence that
the world embraces just like it embraces the world. I believe
that it is rather dishonest to steal an idea or a thought
that has already been realized and translated into a certain
form, something that already exists; it is rather dishonest
to pretend to be the author and to gain material wealth
deceitfully. Yes, deceitfully, as stealing is deceitful indeed.
Bernard Shaw has once said: “Property, said Proudhon, is
theft. This is the only perfect truism that has been uttered
on the subject.” These words are rather harsh. Who would
want to live in such world? Where is justice? Blissful Augustine
considered justice to be the kind of virtue that allows
everyone to get what they deserve. Therefore, I believe
that the saying “what you give away remains your own”
represents the notion of property in the most precise manner.
I hope that all of you believe in these words as much
as I do but when a dishonest person violates the rules, he
steals and takes over not only my idea but also my right
to be the best and be able to “give away”. He strips me
of something that he does not have an ownership of, not
without me “giving it away”. The “giving away” and my wish
to “give away” are protected by law. Therefore, I view intellectual
property as one’s inborn quality and a civil right,
because it is underpinned by law.
A flower “gives away” its smell but asks for nothing in
return. It would have been unfair to have a flower stripped
of its right to “give away” its smell and to steal the amazing
idea from it. None of the stones lying around a fragrant
flower do this; none of them take credit for the fragrance
and pretend that it’s theirs. It is safe for me to say that
even stones protect the law on property as they are content
with their own natural qualities, without trying to take over
other’s. How much more important is a human?
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