I would disagree with your concept of property. Inventions, techniques,
etc. are patented b/c the represent the the intensive work product of an
individual. To steal this workproduct without the permission of the one
who truly created it would be tantamount to taking credit for something
you did not create (plagirism or using a trademark).
Not having a system of protections for these future oriented people
would give the lazy and oportunistic the right to benefit from the work
of others - not a very libertarian concept. Besides, patents expire
(voila IBM clones) giving others the right to benefit from the
advancement, but also giving the individual(s) their just rewards.
-- Jeff Coulter jefcou@ix.netcom.com http://people.delphi.com/jefcou