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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
Oh, BS.
Intellectual property is *property.* It can be sold, passed to one's heirs, etc. Just like rental property. Just like stocks or bonds. Just like farmland.
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Not true. I.P. is not "property" - it is a time-limited monopoly, granted by government. The monopoly can be passed, yes, but it is not unlimited property, like farmland. The land existed before humans, it will exist after humans. You can't say the same about I.P.