If we don't recognize each other's property right, then shame on us.
Exactly.
As to whether we SHOULD have property rights in intellectual property...well...that's a whole other issue.
I was surprised no one else took the conversation this direction. :) Maybe we'll leave that for another day. Wouldn't it be great if the bots of Steemit and the community consensus becomes our law with no need for coercion or the failed IP system we have today.
Thanks for brining your professional opinion to the discussion.
I absolutely believe creators should have property rights to their own creations. They are who put the blood, sweat, and tears into their own art. When I punch in and out at work, I don't make my paycheck available to anyone else, why should this be different?