Comments on: In Praise of Private Pondering http://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/01/10/in-praise-of-private-pondering/ Delivering the Best of the New Media Since 2004. Fri, 25 May 2012 21:47:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: theCLhttp://www.sundriesshack.com/2010/01/10/in-praise-of-private-pondering/comment-page-1/#comment-688696 theCL Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:49:51 +0000 http://www.sundriesshack.com/?p=11469#comment-688696 I agree with most of what you're saying here, except for the part on intellectual property (IP). Maybe it's because I was lucky enough to be taught Austrian school economics in college. Nobody can really "own" and idea. Think about it ... Once I read one of your blog posts for example, there it is, I can't simply erase your ideas from my head. So IP implies not ownership over property, but ownership over decisions that can be made regarding said property. Using music as another example, I own stacks and stacks of cds. Well, do I really own them? Because if I own them, I should be able to do as I please with my property. Right? Me, and let's say Metallica, could certainly enter into an agreement prior to purchase that limits my use of said property, but neither of us ever read or signed such an agreement. I simply went to the store, exchanged pieces of paper for the cd, and assumed ownership ... but the law says I can't use my property as I please. The argument against IP is long and complex, and my short response here hardly does it any justice. But please look into the economic case against IP, I think you'll find it makes a lot of sense. I agree with most of what you're saying here, except for the part on intellectual property (IP). Maybe it's because I was lucky enough to be taught Austrian school economics in college.

Nobody can really "own" and idea. Think about it … Once I read one of your blog posts for example, there it is, I can't simply erase your ideas from my head. So IP implies not ownership over property, but ownership over decisions that can be made regarding said property.

Using music as another example, I own stacks and stacks of cds. Well, do I really own them? Because if I own them, I should be able to do as I please with my property. Right?

Me, and let's say Metallica, could certainly enter into an agreement prior to purchase that limits my use of said property, but neither of us ever read or signed such an agreement. I simply went to the store, exchanged pieces of paper for the cd, and assumed ownership … but the law says I can't use my property as I please.

The argument against IP is long and complex, and my short response here hardly does it any justice. But please look into the economic case against IP, I think you'll find it makes a lot of sense.

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