T-Rex: Computers store information in binary code, which is a series of 1s and 0s!
T-Rex: In fact, ALL information in a computer - text, video, sound, even PORNOGRAPHIC IMAGES - are stored in the same fashion, as 1s and 0s. Here's the interesting part: T-Rex: Any series of 1s and 0s can be converted (quite easily) into a regular number! So, for instance, your favourite song is contained - quite literally - in one single, 4 million digit number.
Utahraptor: So copyright law is in a state of self-contradiction! T-Rex: Quite right!
T-Rex: You can't copyright a fact (like a number), but you can copyright a creative work, like a song or piece of software. But since one can be transformed into another, copyright law is logically INCOHERENT. Utahraptor: That's really cool! T-Rex: I know!
T-Rex: But, being really cool IS one of the perks of being a computer scientist!
What are the haps my friends
what could possibly go wrong
This comic is from July 14th, 2004! I didn't write things down here back then. Or maybe I did, and they are now LOST FOREVER. But here is a random merchandise image; perhaps you are... tantalized?
