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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Intellectual property is a phrase that was coined by a lawyer to help convince the jury that his client's idea was property that belonged to him. Words matter, because that is what frames the debate.
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It's also a term that's enshrined in law. Eg, the UK judicial system has an
Intellectual Property Court, which deals with patent, copyright, and trademark issues, where the judge is a specialist in the field.