Re:The Pirate Bay Is The World’s Most Efficient Public Library
by ShawnBird on Tuesday December 11, 2012 @02:53PM
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I didn't make that comment so I can't answer for it.
What I can say is that the area that the term covers is arbitrary and that you can discuss one facet of it without involving the others.
There is no reason that trademarks need to be discussed when talking about content distribution systems just like there is no need to talk about expiration dates when shipping plastic lawn chairs.
Intellectual property is an umbrella term that encompasses copyright, trademarks, patents, etc. Using someone else's trademarks also does "not harm or threaten to harm anyone else's property". I know that you don't mean that, but in that case, you should offer more practical arguments against IP instead of getting all philosophical.