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A profound reflection by @pluralistic: IPR (copyright) never worked for protecting people's privacy, nor for making sure creative workers are fairly compensated. This is because IPRs are tradeable, and the markets they are traded in are characterized by an extreme concentration of power. What does both jobs is NON-tradeable (inalienable) rights. In other words, we are back to the distinction between human rights (that work) and property rights (that don't). https://doctorow.medium.com/how-to-think-about-scraping-2db6f69a7e3d #economics
@alberto_cottica @pluralistic in the EU there is a distinction between authorship and ownership; you can trade onerahip but not authorship, with the caveat that the latter doesn't give you any rights besides having your name attached.
@GuyWithLag @pluralistic indeed. That's sort of an ugly compromise. I think Cory is thinking about things like the right to freedom: you have it, but you are not allowed to sell yourself into slavery.