mistakenly equating the two, as most politicians do -- because "well, why should the internet be any different?" -- erodes real property rights (and civil rights, ...). yes, really: distributor (excuse me... creator) imaginary property rights absolutely come second to my real physical property and privacy rights. i don't care how many revenue forecasts aren't met. ROI is not a right, it's a market risk. you don't like the returns? buy a farm and be glad the imaginary property advocates haven't lobbied the right to lock your door away from you yet. you could be infringing my copyright (not to mention commiting thoughtcrimes, or storing encrypted-looking data) behind that closed door.
"imaginary property" != "real property"
importanceof("real property") > importanceof("imaginary property")
mistakenly equating the two, as most politicians do -- because "well, why should the internet be any different?" -- erodes real property rights (and civil rights, ...). yes, really: distributor (excuse me... creator) imaginary property rights absolutely come second to my real physical property and privacy rights. i don't care how many revenue forecasts aren't met. ROI is not a right, it's a market risk. you don't like the returns? buy a farm and be glad the imaginary property advocates haven't lobbied the right to lock your door away from you yet. you could be infringing my copyright (not to mention commiting thoughtcrimes, or storing encrypted-looking data) behind that closed door.
y2k12wtf!