Do note that (1) personal property differs from private property, (2) IP laws are definitely private property in that they give the owner power over the consume

Do note that (1) personal property differs from private property, (2) IP laws are definitely private property in that they give the owner power over the consumers, and (3) you cannot compare scarce resources (e.g. a car) to abundant resources (e.g. information), essentially, don't commit the "you wouldn't download a car" fallacy. > It was bought about, in part, because people feel that someone mis-using their property is undesirable. Really? Wasn't it to promote the progress of the arts and sciences? The whole point of IP laws is to, ultimately, benefit the public domain. Feelings by themselves aren't a really good argument either, when talking about a law that does harm to the general public.