What Does “IP” Really Mean?

“For readers of Linux Journal, ‘IP’ almost certainly refers to
the Internet Protocol, part of the TCP/IP suite that underpins the
Internet. But to most people, if it means anything, ‘IP’ refers to
something known as ‘intellectual property.’ This widespread
recognition is rather curious, because ‘intellectual property’ does
not exist.

“As is so often the case when it comes to clear thinking about
what is really going on, Richard Stallman has put together an
extremely useful statement of what the problem is…”

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