I wasn&#x27;t trying to say that intellectual property didn&#x27;t exist. I think it&#x27;s obvious that it does, at least in some form. (Heck, the patent system is builton the very idea.)<p>Perhaps in an &#x27;ideal&#x27; world, IP wouldn&#x27;t exist. This is far from an ideal world, though, and besides, the so-called &quot;ideal world&quot; would be extremely boring.<p>I think DRM takes it too far, though. My computer is my <i>physical</i> property. I may not have built it entirely from scratch, instead relying on vendors like Intel to manufacture the components, but it&#x27;s mine and if I want it to perform a certain way, then the only thing which should be able to stop me is the law itself - not some DRM designed to help me stay in compliance with some company&#x27;s idea of the law, which is inevitably biased towards their own needs.<p>[edit: To be clear, since I realise I sound a little extreme here - EULAs are designed to be legal contracts. As such, if you think I&#x27;ve broken (accidentally or intentionally) a clause in your EULA, then unless it&#x27;s obvious to all involved parties that I&#x27;ve broken the contract (and thus broken the law), it should be up to a court to decide if a) the EULA is a valid contract, and b) if I have in fact broken said contract. If so, go ahead and punish me. Until then, it doesn&#x27;t make sense to treat, for example, legal paying customers as if they were pirates when they&#x27;re not.]