I live in the U.S. if I didn&#x27;t mention it. Here, we differentiate between the rights of the public as a whole and private individuals. Businesses and I.P. tend to be a form of private property. So, &quot;we&quot; the public can&#x27;t take what &quot;we&quot; consider private. That&#x27;s a contradiction.<p>In this specific case, it&#x27;s the public paying money to private parties for their property to move into public hands. Then, that public property is manufactured to be distributed to the many, private parties in need that constitute the general public.