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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026

My daughter and wife have rights over me, I have rights over them, and when those rights conflict - say, if my daughter believes I can no longer care for myself and wants to put me in a care home - the process for resolving that conflict isn't an auction: www.theguardian.com/technology/2... 22/

theguardian.com

"Intellectual property" is a silly euphemism

Owning a song or a piece of writing isn't like owning a television, and to call it anyone's 'property' is seriously misleading

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026

Your kids aren't your property. In fact, *all* the most important relationships in your life are non-market. Doctors have patients, not customers. Any time a doctor calls you a "customer" they are *demoting you*. A doctor doesn't sell you health. 23/

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By Cory Doctorow (GPG 0xBF3D9110957E5F4C) @doctorow.pluralistic.net · 02/09/2026

You have rights as a patient that far exceed the rights accruing to a mere customer. Same goes for other professions: Teachers have pupils, librarians have patrons, lawyers have clients. "Customer" is a demotion from all of these. 24/

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