Comment by mattmanser
1 day ago
It's not ridiculous, that's the deal (at least it was). It's not actual property. It's a made up concept, you actually lose nothing physical if it's copied. That concept was created and granted to encourage people to create.
You get a certain period to commercialize it, then it's public property. Hiding it away to prevent that is a breach of the spirit of the agreement society made with the creator.
That you believe it's a "ridiculous" argument shows how much you've been brainwashed by corporations.
All this stuff is generally built on the shoulders of previous works, that are public domain. Copying story structures, phrasing, etc. Even entire storylines.
And that's before we get onto the fact that all these corporations benefited from eveything we paid for. Laws to protect their IP, enforcement, infrastructure paid with by public money, education of workers, etc..
They've got their hands out to take, take, take, but when it comes to holding up to their part of the bargain, it's suddenly extensions on copyright terms, minor tweaks to "renew" IP that was never part of the original deal, etc. while feeding a ton of cash to politicians in what looks like a bribe, acts like a bribe, but is termed "lobbying".
Physical property rights are made up too. How can you claim to own something if you aren’t actively defending it nor physically possessing it in that moment.
Do you “own” your house even when you’re not home? Yes, you do, because we all agreed on this made up thing called “property rights” and we pay our tax dollars to have it enforced. Otherwise whoever is in your house “owns” it until you or someone else forcible removes them or convinces them to leave.
All our rules are “made up”.
Nuance beaten by a strawman. Well done.
You know what, your words are all made up.
The guy just laid out the beginning of Georgist philosophy. This is not a made up out of the air concept
>It's a made up concept
Physical property is made up too. You don't lose anything from someone sleeping on your couch either.
If someone is sleeping on your couch, then you lose the ability to sleep on it yourself, because they are taking up the space.
Well then they can sleep in your bed if you want the couch or someone else in your home you aren't using.
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