Intellectual property?

Give me a fuckin break, would ya?

What if the guy who invented the wheel had decided it was his "intellectual property" and that every wheelmaker had to pay him? Human progress would have been held back by hundreds of years. We'd probably be just starting the industrial era today.

What if the guy who invented the printing press had done the same?

Intellectual property as a concept is a pretty recent invention. And it's one of those inventions nobody needs. Time to toss it in the garbage heap.

The RIAA says it "owns" music. The publishers say they "own" books. The film industry says it "owns" films. Inventors say they "own" their creations. Drug companies say they "own" chemicals. And now biotech companies have jumped into the foray and claim they "own" parts of the genetic structure of humans as well as many other creatures on the planet.

If our ancestors saw fit to view the world through the obvious FICTION of "intellectual property," then human progress might have come to a standstill in the early days.

If I like it and get good use out of it...and especially if I turn a profit from it...then I'm happy to make a donation to the creator. But I ain't paying for shit until I've already used it and know it's WORTH paying for.

I got news for ya, you greedy corporate fucks! I'm going to steal whatever "intellectual property" I want, and as Homer Simpson says, "you can kiss my hairy yellow butt."

Abbie Hoffman was right: STEAL THIS BOOK!

Steal it all. Knowledge belongs to the HUMAN MIND, not to individuals or corporations!