."It bears pointing out that this is the essence of purchase: you pay for something, then you own it, which implies that you can do with it what you want."
Well, actually, property rights aren't absolute, and most of us are ok with that. If you buy a knife, does that imply that you can do with it what you want: say, stab somebody?
Obviously that's a silly example, but there are tons of others, not all of which involve the criminal law.
I'm totally against DRM because it restricts fair use rights, but I'm not a big fan of the "property rights are absolute" fervor that so often shows up on Slashdot.
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Well, actually, property rights aren't absolute, and most of us are ok with that. If you buy a knife, does that imply that you can do with it what you want: say, stab somebody?
Obviously that's a silly example, but there are tons of others, not all of which involve the criminal law.
I'm totally against DRM because it restricts fair use rights, but I'm not a big fan of the "property rights are absolute" fervor that so often shows up on Slashdot.