I hear the sound of questions being begged. There is nothing in the second proposition that Locke, Nozick, Hospers, and Hayek -- the libertarians -- would findany problem with. The question is: who's the "owner" and what's involved in "creating somerthing by one's labor." Btw, Locke and Nozick, big fans of the labor theory of property (not to be confused with the labor theory of value), gave up on trying to make sense of the notion. Though not on the notion.
--- Michael Dawson <MDawson at pdx.edu> wrote:
> > Intellectual property is theft.
> >
> > Chuck
>
> Tell that to Little Richard, who never got a nickel
> from Pat Boone, who
> stole his songs outright before copyright was
> extended to music.
>
> If it's created by the labor of its owner, property
> is not theft.
>
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