alt Hacker News> but it is a social contract governing things that can't be easily copied
I think it’s fair to argue this makes data something that should not be able to be owned. But saying it can’t be owned is plain wrong.
> but it is a social contract governing things that can't be easily copied
I think it’s fair to argue this makes data something that should not be able to be owned. But saying it can’t be owned is plain wrong.
You're right. We can implement social contracts however we please.
But regarding the particular implementation as codified in US law (and I think elsewhere also), property rights do not extend to data.