Property is a privilege protected by government to exclude other people from some set of actions with regard to some particular subject matter. Sure, that's true of copyright and other intellectual property, and intangible personal property more generally, but its equally true of tangible personal property and real property, as well.
> Without the government close by, individuals or businesses would not have the power to enforce whatever it is they're trying to protect.
That's true of pretty much all property but the smallest stores of tangible personal property.
> In a truly free market, copyright would not exist.
The definition of a "truly free market" is generally underspecified and seems to adapt to whatever is convenient to a "free market" advocates current argumentative position.
Property is a privilege protected by government to exclude other people from some set of actions with regard to some particular subject matter. Sure, that's true of copyright and other intellectual property, and intangible personal property more generally, but its equally true of tangible personal property and real property, as well.
> Without the government close by, individuals or businesses would not have the power to enforce whatever it is they're trying to protect.
That's true of pretty much all property but the smallest stores of tangible personal property.
> In a truly free market, copyright would not exist.
The definition of a "truly free market" is generally underspecified and seems to adapt to whatever is convenient to a "free market" advocates current argumentative position.