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> information can never be property Property is an artificial construct, it's up to society how we define what property is and how laws protect it. In this cas
by paulgb 9y ago
> information can never be property
Property is an artificial construct, it's up to society how we define what property is and how laws protect it. In this case, Google and Waymo are literally building fake cities to create this IP. That money needs to come from somewhere or that research won't happen, and a temporary monopoly on the IP it generates seems like a fair trade-off for society.
- sneak 9y agoProperty is not an artificial construct; it is a natural right. You must physically harm me to remove that which is inside of my closed fist. Intellectual Property, however, is made-up fairytale nonsense.
- daveed 9y agoHow many of your belongings can you hold in your closed fist?
- paulgb 9y agoIt's not obvious to me that property beyond one's own homestead would be considered a natural right rather than a "made up" right, but I'm willing to be convinced. Are you advocating a Lockean theory of property?
- tantalor 9y agoBy that reasoning, if I take something of yours, then it's mine now. That is called "finders keepers" or "adverse possession".