Dilbert cartoon first published on Friday 5th January 2001

Dilbert//4283, first published 25 years ago on Friday 5th January 2001

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created software copyrighted work available for free plunge depression creativity psychology

Official transcript

Asok the Intern says to Dilbert, "I created software that makes all copyrighted work on the net available for free!"

Dilbert asks Asok, "Wouldn't that destroy all forms of creativity and plunge us into a depression?"

Asok says to Dilbert, "Yes... But it is very neat."

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

I CREATED SOFTWARE THAT MAKES ALL COPYRIGHTED WORK ON THE NET AVAILABLE FOR FREE!

WOULDN'T THAT DESTROY ALL FORMS OF CREATIVITY AND PLUNGE US INTO A DEPRESSION?

YES. ..

BUT IT IS VERY NEAT.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

AI Analysis

Comic Strip Title: "Copyrighted Work"

Summary:

The comic strip revolves around a software created by Dilbert that makes all copyrighted work on the internet available for free. The conversation unfolds as follows:

• Dilbert presents his creation to his boss, who is initially skeptical.
• The boss questions the potential consequences of making all copyrighted work freely available.
• Dilbert responds by asking if the boss would rather destroy all forms of creativity and plunge them into a depression.
• The boss is taken aback by Dilbert's response.
• Dilbert concludes that his software is very neat.

The comic strip humorously highlights the tension between intellectual property rights and the desire for free access to information.

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