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To keep someone from copying your work you have to infringe on the private property of that person by claiming an exclusive right on prohibiting his use of his privately owned copying medium to instantiate a certain pattern.

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Dennis Hackethal·#1339·1y·Criticism

‘To stop someone from murdering you you have to infringe on his private property by claiming an exclusive right on prohibiting his use of his privately owned gun to shoot you’ How is that different?

Amaro Koberle·#1341·1y·Criticism

Murdering someone destroys their scarce property (their body in this case). Copying something using your own property leaves the original totally untouched.

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Dennis Hackethal·#1344·1y·Criticism

One can steal value without stealing physical property (as happens when you transfer someone’s digital money without their consent).

Amaro Koberle·#1346·1y·Criticism

The issue is scarcity. Digital money is also scarce since you cannot double spend it. If it wasn't scarce, it wouldn't be money and neither would it be private property.

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Dennis Hackethal·#1359·1y·Criticism

Take someone’s reputation. That isn’t a ‘scarce’ thing yet it’s a good thing there are laws against defamation.

Amaro Koberle·#1362·1y

I'm not sure it's a good thing.

Dennis Hackethal·#1363·1y

So if someone publishes a blog post falsely but believably accusing you of being a pedophile and then all your business partners stop talking to you and you lose all your money and your friends and family ghost you, you wouldn’t want to have any legal recourse?