Property rights, what exactly is rightfully yours? Ever ponder over that question?
Most consider their physical body is their own personal property. If so, are we allow to freely trade body parts like organs?
If we cut down a tree and build a cupboard, is the cupboard my property? The tree belongs to nobody or everybody?
One concept that define rights to property by John Locke is that if we mix our own input with nature (things that belongs to nobody), then we can rightfully consider that the output is our own property.
Nowadays, property rights are govern by various laws. You probably heard of terms such as trademarks, patents, copyrights etc.
Given that individual property rights are protected, why this discussion?
Well, having laws to protect them doesn't necessarily means they will be protected, it ultimately depend on whether these laws are enforceble. Think in terms of music, if music copyrights are fully enforced, hmmm.. pig flies
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