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Originally Posted by HansTWN
You could say that for any private property -- in digital or in physical form,
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Well no, you really can't say that since abundance doesn't exist in the context you suggest.
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
... coercion by the state is needed to prevent others from stealing. I don't see anything wrong with that.
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For the benefit of this discussion unless you choose to define otherwise, coercion is the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation, trickery, or some other form of pressure or force.
Coercion by the State might be a key component in creating artificial scarcity, but it hardly prevents infringement. It seems that the RIAA and MPAA trade groups have made coercion part of their business model as it relates to music and film. Whether that will happen w/eBooks remains to be seen. I include this comment as it relates to forcing people to refrain from sharing which they would otherwise naturally engage.
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Originally Posted by HansTWN
What is so natural about taking what is not yours and not paying for it? That makes only sense if there is no private property whatsoever.
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I can see where you would have a problem since it seems you do not acknowledge current technology makes abundance possible.