You are correct. now think about what is of value. Take a non property
oriented society, any one. None ever developed a high level of
civilization on their own.
A non property oriented society could never develop things like
industry, the internet, or the space program. A society which does not
have the imagination to develop concepts like property obviously does
not have the intellectual capacity to develop calculus or information
theory.
Of course property is an artificial concept. That is my central thesis,
that as beings that are capable of creating abstract concepts, we are
anti-entropic beings. Due to this, our creative abilities are what needs
to be protected and nurtured more than any other part of our beings. IP
law does this magnificently.
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