[johnchristopher]

Every legal concept is entirely the government's creation, including both physical and intellectual property, so I'm not sure it's worth quibbling about that part.

Not entirely true. I want to point out that we have to consider how lobbying is influencing lawmakers.

[foobarbazqux]

Sure, lots of things influence the government. But the point is that none of our legal concepts actually exist until the government decides to make laws and enforce them.