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Old 07-10-2008, 09:05 AM   #25
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Is there really any fundamental difference between intellectual property and "physical" property? You seem to be saying that it's "OK" to pass on physical property to your heirs, but not intellectual property. Why do you make that distinction? Is intellectual property less "valued" than physical property? Is it less work to create it? I don't think it is!
Yes, there is a huge difference. IP is a misnomer. It is not a right but a privilege granted to the creator in order to encourage the creator to make more. Go back and read Macaulay. What he said then still applies.
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