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Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by javert on Sunday March 25, 2012 @12:06AM (#3751685)
I'm an Objectivist, i.e., I agree with Ayn Rand. Here is a good reading list: [1].

Honestly, IP rights aren't a special case (setting aside patents, which isn't the topic of this thread); they're straightforward if you understand AR's theory of rights and property.

Another good reference is [2], but since AR's claims are hierarchial, you can't get the "whole story" very well from just looking up some specific topic.

[1] http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=objectivism_...

[2] http://aynrandlexicon.com/

Feel free to get in touch if you want to follow up.

Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by 18pfsmt on Sunday March 25, 2012 @12:25AM (#3751721)
If you were the only person left on the earth, copyrights wouldn't matter anymore. You can't say the same for the laws of physics.
Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by javert on Sunday March 25, 2012 @01:29AM (#3751820)
True. I'm not saying that property rights are the same as physics.
Re:Microsoft Censors Pirate Bay Links in Windows Live Messenger by Lockyy on Monday March 26, 2012 @06:47AM (#3756030)
"javert 1 day ago | link

Yes, precisely, like physics."

But you are.