You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments View context
23 points

The USSR famously took ownership of Tetris away from its creator.

He developed the game on company time. If he’d lived in a capitalist country, the government wouldn’t have taken control of Tetris, but the company would have. Every software company contract I’ve ever heard of has a clause that says the company owns any code you produce while working there.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-3 points

I’ve worked at a handful of companies and am currently employed at one that do not do this.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-6 points

Yes, but you choose to work for a company. Don’t pretend that’s the same as the government of the country you happen to be born in taking ownership of your creations. In a capitalist country, had Alexey Pajitnov chosen to develop the game himself, he would have made much more from it. If he had done that in the USSR, he’d still have his creation and all its monetary proceeds taken away from him.

permalink
report
parent
reply
23 points

Under capitalism your choice is to sell yourself or become destitute. That’s not really a choice, it’s just indirect coercion.

permalink
report
parent
reply
-16 points

Not going to waste my time with someone who has such absolutist views untethered to reality.

permalink
report
parent
reply

Memes

!memes@lemmy.ml

Create post

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

Community stats

  • 7.7K

    Monthly active users

  • 13K

    Posts

  • 288K

    Comments