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"If you’ve never had a fight over the phrase “intellectual property,” count
yourself lucky, you normie, you. In the land of Free Software and Free Culture,
“IP” is fightin’ words.
Not unreasonably, mind you. “IP” was a deliberately ploy, undertaken by the
world’s largest, most aggressive corporations, who hated the existing terms of
art, like “creators’ monopolies.” You can see why: it’s hard to ask a
legislature to strengthen your monopoly without provoking giggles, but “Help me
defend my property”? That’s an appeal to the American state religion."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
