tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355975559164458502.post1717860393926392294..comments2024-01-14T14:11:11.617-05:00Comments on Casual Observations: Imaginary Property RightsSteve R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14380731108416527657noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355975559164458502.post-16243315198848645422008-12-05T18:41:00.000-05:002008-12-05T18:41:00.000-05:00> My problem is that I see the content producer...> My problem is that I see the content producers aggrandizing their <BR/>> property rights by depriving the consumer of their property <BR/>> rights that would normally accrue when they buy a product.<BR/><BR/>No-one needs to aggrandise their property rights, they simply need to assert them, and demand the government helps protect them.<BR/><BR/>What large commercial publishers are doingCrosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355975559164458502.post-65519909183336291442008-12-05T17:34:00.000-05:002008-12-05T17:34:00.000-05:00I agree that "if I sell you a book, it is not the ...I agree that "if I sell you a book, it is not the fact that I created it that interferes with your intellectual property rights, but the mercantile privilege of copyright that permits me to prosecute you if you reproduce it or publicly perform it without my permission."<BR/><BR/>My problem is that I see the content producers aggrandizing their property rights by depriving the consumer of their Steve R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14380731108416527657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8355975559164458502.post-84282529961541501412008-12-03T11:27:00.000-05:002008-12-03T11:27:00.000-05:00Well, I advocate intellectual property rights, but...Well, I advocate intellectual property rights, but I don't believe they interfere with a purchaser's intellectual property rights.<BR/><BR/>The things that interfere are monopolies such as copyright and patent.<BR/><BR/>A baker owns his creation just as an author owns their novel - and they own it because they created it. They introduced it into their private domains through their physical or Crosbie Fitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06554471152790988479noreply@blogger.com