On the one hand, this is criticised as a bogus term which seems to legitimise the idea that ideas can be property. Critics prefer the following and more precise legal terms instead :

Copyright

• https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20180321/11202439470/appeals-court-says-okay-to-copyright-entire-style-music.shtml

• /Trademark

• /Patents (PatentsSuck / OnPatents)

• TheLongTail/OfLaw

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• /Piracy

• /DigitalRightsManagement

Contrast : InDefenceOfIntellectualProperty

History

• FabulousMonstersOfEconomicDebate/TheOriginalFreeUnix for an example of the benefit of government enforced licensing.

• Why copyright not patent : http://www.alwayson-network.com/comments.php?id=5141_0_3_0_C

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See also NoLogo, PropertyRights, AnonymousArtist, PluralityOfSoftwareLicenses

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10 software patents being are challenged !! Hopefully this will start to re-balance the use of patents.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/05/technology/05domain.html?ex=1089691200&en=0d0e005f3dbe93f0&ei=5040&partner=MOREOVER

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• http://journal.hyperdrome.net/issues/issue1/soderberg.html

• via http://radio.weblogs.com/0117128/2004/09/26.html

• MalcolmGladwell on plagarsim :http://newyorker.com/fact/content/?041122fa_fact

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CategoryIntellectualProperty, IntellectualPropertyLinkBin

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https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2018/10/appeals-court-tells-georgia-state-code-cant-be-copyrighted?utm_source=quora&utm_medium=referral