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# Intellectual Property Perpetuates the Intellectual Police State
- URL: https://www.chrismessina.me/blog/intellectual-property-perpetuates-the-intellectual-police-state/
- Published: 2005-12-26T21:20:05.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T03:33:35.000Z
- Author: Chris Messina
- Tags: Society & economy

[](http://www.flickr.com/photos/factoryjoe/77887469/?ref=chrismessina.me)First you [flood the P2P networks](http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=742&ref=chrismessina.me) then you [try to buy them out](http://www.mashboxx.com/release.html?ref=chrismessina.me). You [arrest](http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/121505.asp?ref=chrismessina.me), [spy on](http://www.businessweek.com/print/technology/content/nov2005/tc20051122%5F343542.htm?ref=chrismessina.me) and [insult](http://www.riaa.com/news/newsletter/120605.asp?ref=chrismessina.me) your own customers and are creating a [hostile environment for creative expression](http://p2pnet.net/story/7410?ref=chrismessina.me). You want a [war](http://shumans.com/articles/000028.php?ref=chrismessina.me)? Fine. You've got everything to lose. The [artists are against you](http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/09/11/MN12066.DTL&ref=chrismessina.me). [Musicians are against you](http://www.axetopia.com/news/2004%5F01-04/MostMusiciansDontSeeBenef.html?ref=chrismessina.me). The people who listen to music [are against you](http://www.boycott-riaa.com/mission?ref=chrismessina.me). And most importantly, the [kids are against you](http://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2005/12/09/news/14093.shtml?ref=chrismessina.me). You want a war? [Bring it on](http://www.downhillbattle.org/reasons/?ref=chrismessina.me).

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### 💬 Comments from the original post

**nrevs** · 2005-12-27 09:41:24

booya.

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