Originally Posted by
njkayaker
So, if you spent years writing a novel, you'd be fine if I just copied and sold it without paying you anything?
"Theft is just a legal fiction where owners invoke ... because it's easier than sufficiently-protecting possessions."
In other words, if I can manage to steal it, I can own it.
I'm not sure how you reach that conclusion from what I said. Intellectual Property is a legal fiction. That's a fact not an opinion. I personally don't believe in using violence to solve problems. That's an opinion. Feel free to disagree. Most people do.
Originally Posted by
indyfabz
IP protection is actually based in the Constitution of the United States.
I don't see it in there, but that wouldn't change the fact that IP is a legal fiction.