Intellectual property is not property in that way because you are not deprived of it when it is shared. If you charged people $5 for a lifetime pass to hang ou

Intellectual property is not property in that way because you are not deprived of it when it is shared. If you charged people $5 for a lifetime pass to hang out in and inspect your house, should they not be able to try to build their own version of your house 20 years later? When you enter something into the culture, part of it leaves your control, and thats a good thing.