Wes Anderson: Law is overrated, but we have weigh too much of it. He says when there are too many owners, not too few, resources get destroyed by being under used instead of being over used.Anderson: Culture is all cumulative culture; every language builds on previous words in literature. All small amounts of intellectual property can be copyrighted and fence off the possibility of creating any meaningful or new culture., he writes.
“Mine” is one of the first words babies learn. By the time we grow up, the idea of ownership seems natural. But who controls the space behind your airplane seat: you reclining or the squished laptop user behind? Why is plagiarism wrong, but it’s okay to knock-off a recipe or a dress design? Mine! explains these puzzles and many more.