Conceptually why have we made distinctions between property and intellectual
ownership? and within that why does some intellectual property expire after a
time and why do different things expire after different times? Are there some
intellectual properties we cannot own like though itself? I guess essentially
what I’m asking is why have we classified these differently and how have we
justified that?
Yes. I own the idea of “owning an idea”, and you’re infringing my imaginary intellectual property rights. You must pay the licensing fee, or be subject to legal consequences.
Yes. I own the idea of “owning an idea”, and you’re infringing my
imaginaryintellectual property rights. You must pay the licensing fee, or be subject to legal consequences.Yeah I get the whole its not enforceable thing but how is it justified ideologically?
It’s not. It’s just a necessary patch to capitalism. Without it there’s no incentive to innovate.