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When it comes to physical land and real estate then I agree there is a pretty natural definition of “at large” - the sovereignties the land is located within.
by gfodor 5y ago
When it comes to physical land and real estate then I agree there is a pretty natural definition of “at large” - the sovereignties the land is located within.
For other things like copyright and other extra-physical forms of ownership that span society at large, there is no macro set of laws governing these things universally so context matters.
- zepto 5y agoThere are in fact laws governing copyright, and international agreements. Using the words macro and universally allow your statement to be true in the most literal sense that there are no universal laws, but otherwise, copyright is just as universal as land ownership. I.e. most places have a version of it, but there are many local variations. Arguably, copyright is probably more universal than land ownership since it is a newer concept and there is less local divergence.
- gfodor 5y agoI’m aware that there are international copyright laws but they are far from universal if that’s taken to mean human society on Earth.
- zepto 5y agoThey exist in nearly everywhere on the planet are in fact a great candidate for the most universal laws that exist, and are objectively far more universal than land ownership laws. “Copyright laws are standardized somewhat through these international conventions such as the Berne Convention and Universal Copyright Convention. These multilateral treaties have been ratified by nearly all countries, and international organizations such as the European Union or World Trade Organization require their member states to comply with them.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#International_copyright_treaties https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright#International_copyri...