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The United States did not invent the idea of intellectual property.
by m1sta_ 13y ago
The United States did not invent the idea of intellectual property.
- Zigurd 13y ago"Intellectual property" is a neologism. It isn't property at all. It isn't a right. And what does "intellectual" mean in this context? That phrase was not in use in jurisdictions from which the Framers got the idea to allow patent and copyright monopolies.