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