Z:gnu-www-ja-words-to-avoid--7a6eb4-The term =26ldquo;digital goods,/en

The term &ldquo;digital goods,&rdquo; as applied to copies of works of authorship, identifies them with physical goods&mdash;which cannot be copied, and which therefore have to be manufactured in quantity and sold. This metaphor encourages people to judge issues about software or other digital works based on their views and intuitions about physical goods. It also frames issues in terms of economics, whose shallow and limited values don't include freedom and community.