Z:gnu-www-ja-manifesto--00c47e-In the 1980s I had not yet rea/en

In the 1980s I had not yet realized how confusing it was to speak of &ldquo;the issue&rdquo; of &ldquo;intellectual property&rdquo;. That term is obviously biased; more subtle is the fact that it lumps together various disparate laws which raise very different issues. Nowadays I urge people to reject the term &ldquo;intellectual property&rdquo; entirely, lest it lead others to suppose that those laws form one coherent issue. The way to be clear is to discuss patents, copyrights, and trademarks separately. See further explanation of how this term spreads confusion and bias.