The modern market is propped up by laws that make things no one can naturally own, like words or code, into "property". Without these laws, programmers and thei

The modern market is propped up by laws that make things no one can naturally own, like words or code, into "property". Without these laws, programmers and their employers would not be collecting the same fat paycheques because all their output would be freely copyable without repercussions.