Re: [ox] Fwd: Werthaltigkeit von Informationsguetern
- From: Holger Weiss <lists jhweiss.de>
- Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 05:25:52 +0200
* Graham Seaman <graham seul.org> [2003-09-12 13:38]:
Yes, but only if you give 'produktion' the same sense (1a or 1b) in both
cases. There is exactly the same ambiguity over whether hardware design
creates value as over whether software writing creates value (1a), but no
ambiguity over whether making a piece of hardware or copying software to a
CD for sale creates value (1b). Mixing the criteria confuses the argument.
Got your point, that is, focussing on the difference between design and
fabrication of a given product. This distinction wouldn't make sense in
this context, if there were no difference regarding exchange value
production. You're obviously suggesting that it at least could be
claimed that value is only created whithin the fabrication process.
But I fail to see the difference. As long as the result of the design
process is proprietary (no matter whether we are talking about Windows
XP or the technical design of a toaster), that is, you're either not
able or not allowed to copy the result, the reproduction of this design
demands labour. Thus, and that's my point, the (re)production of the
design creates value in the same manner as the actual fabrication
process does. Well, the difference is of course, that the design of a
given product model offered by a specific vendor only happens once,
whilst every single product must be fabricated. However, regarding value
production, the only effect is that the value created whithin the design
process is distributed over all fabricated products of a given model.
But, once more: My argument fully depends on the design beeing
proprietary. Any knowledge that is freely available, such as (but of
course not limited to) Free Software, has certainly no exchange value.
Holger
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