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by aydyn 472 days ago
Intellectual property is not property, its a misnomer. A bluray disk is property. Do you own it or no?
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>Intellectual property is not property

Look up the definition of "property". You'll find that it says nothing about it needing to be tangible. It literally just means "something that can be owned".

Then do you own your bluray or no?
You don't own the bluray you stole from your employer.
Lets say hypothetically you bought it from BestBuy. You own it or not?
You own the physical disc, but I would imagine the content is licensed.
What you are saying is inherently contradictory. The "physical disc" is comprised of tiny peaks and valleys. If I "own the disc" why can I not do whatever I want with those peaks and valleys?
He was stealing the discs. Those are actual property.
I am disputing the point about intellectual property.
He stole those too