>> I think this misses the point that parent is making > I don’t, it’s important to clearly differentiate between patents and copyrights Why? The distinction

>> I think this misses the point that parent is making > I don’t, it’s important to clearly differentiate between patents and copyrights Why? The distinction seems quite artificial to me -- "intellectual property" is "intellectual property", isn't it? -- so IMO its proponents own the burden of justifying it.