>> There's no reason that creators "shouldn't get paid for" their efforts, but to show that they are entitled to enforce such a claim, with the force of governm

>> There's no reason that creators "shouldn't get paid for" their efforts, but to show that they are entitled to enforce such a claim, with the force of government, you have to show that the laws providing for such an arrangement are legitimate. And to show that, you have to argue either (a) that intellectual property is a natural right or (b) that everyone is obligated to obey whatever laws the government chooses to make, regardless of their content. The same way FBI goes after software pirates? http://www.fbi.gov/buffalo/press-releases/2013/former-sutherland-global-services-employee-sentenced-in-mail-fraud-conspiracy http://www.fbi.gov/buffalo/press-releases/2013/former-suther... Or is this different and deserving since it hits closer to home?