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Can you own an idea?
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Yes. I own the idea of "owning an idea", and you're infringing my ~~imaginary~~ intellectual property rights. You must pay the licensing fee, or be subject to legal consequences.
Yeah I get the whole its not enforceable thing but how is it justified ideologically?
It's not. It's just a necessary patch to capitalism. Without it there's no incentive to innovate.