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[Swanson, Gunnar]

Dave,

> These laws have nothing in common, so phrases like
> "intellectual property" that treat them together are dangerously
> confusing and encourage incorrect thinking about the separate
> issues that each law addresses.

They do have something in common in US law. They are both justified by Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution. Other than that, I tend to agree.

> The IP phrase is especially troublesome because it suggests that
> ideas are akin to property.

I would say that copyrights, trademarks, and patents are "akin to property." It is the belief that they are literally property and in the same sense that one's home is property that causes the confusion.

Gunnar
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