The whole concept of "intellectual property" rests on a pretty shaky intellectual and moral foundation. The big problem I see with "IP" is independent inventio

The whole concept of "intellectual property" rests on a pretty shaky intellectual and moral foundation. The big problem I see with "IP" is independent invention. If the act of inventing something is so important that we must give special rights to someone who invents, then we should also be looking at the quality of independent inventino. And note that such independent invention happens all the time. Look up the Bill Maher/The Onion "Afterbirther" saga. Who invented the telephone? Who invented the telgraph? Who invented radio? Who invented "the computer"? All cases where there's a legitimate claim to independent invention. So, given that independent invention happens all the time, why should we give ownership to the first person to file papers? Shouldn't we give ownership to the person who had the biggest inspiration to get the idea? The least incremental conception should get ownership.