&gt; The scarcity is in some sense enforced and artificial<p>The problem is, you can mount the very same argument even in the case of normal property rights. At the beginnings of capitalism, the scarcity was in fact enforced by means of <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Enclosure" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Enclosure</a>.<p>IMHO, most libertarians are used to idea normal property and take it for &quot;natural&quot;, but not so in the &quot;intellectual&quot; world of ideas. It is partly because they benefit from intellectual world not yet completely owned by rich people. But I think people outside computing (unless they are distinctly leftist) are unfortunately lot more content with the idea of &quot;intellectual property&quot;.<p>In my view, there is always a balance between &quot;property rights&quot; and other needs of society - availability of resources to the needy and the general public, innovation and growth.