If only we were permitted to view the digital IP rights tyranny as another disruptable industry with latent energy that could be unlocked by a savvy founder...

If only we were permitted to view the digital IP rights tyranny as another disruptable industry with latent energy that could be unlocked by a savvy founder... The economic activity & value directly suppressed by IPR is unbelievable. Hard to even mentally scratch the surface. It's extremely economical (for society) to digitally copy and distribute useful information. Most Western IP laws are draconic in the purest sense of the word. Unfortunately their is a very influential sect of "corporate-law fearing" IP fanatics at the heart of many FOSS tech traditions (RMS, et al). Not all of it is pragmatic.