In recent times, an exchange of information or ideas is often seen with suspicion. A section of society believes that, brainstorming the required information will lead to a collective development of their society or nation. However, there are others who perceive that nothing comes for free and red lines to be drawn before sharing the details of certain innovations. This essay will cover both these views with my opinion inclined towards the latter.
On the one hand, there is a known belief that sharing is caring. There were several societies whose infrastructures were uplifted just because of sharing their innovation and their research. For example, the Greek and Roman civilizations have contributed their wealthy modes of trade, health care and learning alphabets to the entire planet by which our ancestors benefited right from using coins till exploring trade through sea-route. None have complained about any intellectual theft nor any innovation crisis.
On the other hand, nothing can be taken for granted. That’s the reason, there are so many controls placed from arms embargo, space research, fighter jets and nuclear proliferation. For example, if there were no such controls to these niche technologies, it could be captured by anyone who could sound a death knell to the entire human race on earth. We have already suffered a nuclear disaster in Japan and none can afford to see another apocalypse. For that reason, innovations have to be protected and copyrights were issued.
To recapitulate, sharing is certainly a boon to the well-being of humans. Although, it serves a purpose in sharing business and academic researches, not all can be shared as it would cause a pandemonium among various countries. This would lead to an unhealthy technology race and could trigger a war to show who dominates the world. Therefore, certain core ideas and innovations always have to be protected to deliver its purpose, else an Armageddon is waiting in our next door.
In recent times, an exchange of information or
ideas
is
often
seen
with suspicion. A section of society believes that, brainstorming the required information will lead to a collective development of their society or nation.
However
, there are others who perceive that nothing
comes
for free and red lines to
be drawn
before
sharing
the
details
of certain
innovations
. This essay will cover both these views with my opinion inclined towards the latter.
On the one hand, there is a known belief that
sharing
is caring. There were several societies whose infrastructures
were uplifted
just
because
of
sharing
their
innovation
and their research.
For example
, the Greek and Roman civilizations have contributed their wealthy modes of trade, health care and learning alphabets to the entire planet by which our ancestors benefited right from using coins till exploring trade through sea-route. None have complained about any intellectual theft nor any
innovation
crisis.
On the other hand
, nothing can
be taken
for granted. That’s the reason, there are
so
many
controls placed from arms embargo, space research, fighter jets and nuclear proliferation.
For example
, if there were no such controls to these niche technologies, it could
be captured
by anyone who could sound a death knell to the entire human race on earth. We have already suffered a nuclear disaster in Japan and none can afford to
see
another apocalypse. For that reason,
innovations
have to
be protected
and copyrights
were issued
.
To recapitulate,
sharing
is
certainly
a boon to the well-being of humans. Although, it serves a purpose in
sharing
business and academic researches, not all can
be shared
as it would cause a pandemonium among various countries. This would lead to an unhealthy technology race and could trigger a war to
show
who dominates the world.
Therefore
, certain core
ideas
and
innovations
always
have to
be protected
to deliver its purpose, else an Armageddon is waiting in our
next
door.