[Upd-discuss] Did You Say "Intellectual Property"? It's,a Seductive Mirage by Richard M. Stallman

[Lars Aronsson]

Richard Stallman wrote:
> Every human activity requires some intellectual effort, but in regard
> to trademark law, that effort is incidental.  

In general, I don't think "property" is related to "effort", so in any
case "intellectual property" would not be related to "intellectual
effort".  I guess one definition of property could be the restriction
of the freedom of others (than the owner).  And copyright, trademarks
and patents would seem to have this in common.


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