I think that's a little broad, IP should be divided further into: - is there value in keeping it secret / not public? (e.g. commercial software, etc.) - conte

I think that's a little broad, IP should be divided further into: - is there value in keeping it secret / not public? (e.g. commercial software, etc.) - content, things that can be freely distributed without diluting the inherent value of the property In the first case, I think it's analogous to not being able to create new matter. Once the secret is out, you can't put it back in. In the case of content, I'm a lot more open about this but it does bring up all of the tricky questions of ensuring that content creators get paid for their work, etc. (another endless debate)