> leveraging state backed violence to deter the things they don’t want I just want to say: I really appreciate the stark terms in which you've put this. The

> leveraging state backed violence to deter the things they don’t want I just want to say: I really appreciate the stark terms in which you've put this. The thing that has come to be called "intellectual property" is actually just a threat of violence against people who arrange bytes in a way that challenges power structures.