> the intent of the law is genuinely to guarantee access to the fruits of one's intellectual labour This seems a naive take when considering that it's Corporat

> the intent of the law is genuinely to guarantee access to the fruits of one's intellectual labour This seems a naive take when considering that it's Corporations who hold the most Intellectual Property[1] (Patents and Copyrights) and are the 'customers' or beneficiaries of Intellectual Property laws and systems. It's Corporations who focus on IP acquisition (and thus monopolization) strategies (e.g. Google buying smaller startups to add their Intellectual Property to it's repertoire). ...in other words, the likelyhood of average Joe being helped by the Intellectual Property system to get access to the fruits of his labor is not a common situation at all. Most new innovations are the result of access and engagement with existing Corporate Intellectual Property (plus an expensive education). [1] https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.en.html https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/not-ipr.en.html