alt Hacker News For media bosses, copyright is a pseudo-property† right
Regardless, 'I agree with these people I always disagree with are somehow right this time despite acting like they always do' should be a sign that some reflection is needed!
I guess “pseudo” based on an understanding of “ownership” that works only for physical objects; not for 1:1 replicas and not for “mind stuff”. You cannot “own” a thought. It’s difficult to own an earthworm, unless you keep it in a confined container. Once it slips out, you lose ownership.
Based on that perspective, intellectual property is a construct, an illusion, newspeak, and thus “pseudo”.