Digital information is infinite

Paragraphs §01.01.13, §01.01.14 and §01.01.15 have explained why information in the digital world is infinite (see §01.00.16. When it comes to the digitisation of material information (§01.01.14), although the volume of material information is finite (because it exists in the analogue world), the digital reproductions of it may be infinite in number. If one so desired, the same monument or the same table could be re-digitised as many times as one wished, and each time this would create a new digital copy (notwithstanding legal restrictions, e.g. in terms of limiting access to monuments to limit such reproductions). On the other hand, when it comes to the digitisation of already dematerialised information (§01.01.15), although there is a finite number of, for example, books or music scores, they relatively quickly lose their special regulatory (IP) protection and can be reproduced or (partially) processed freely. Information that does not enjoy any legal protection (e.g. state records) is processable in any case. Most importantly, however, all digital-world-created information (meaning the information described in §01.01.17) is infinite: (making use of the above information) anyone can create as many digital works, organisations, computer programs and so on as he or she wishes.

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