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Re: The tragedy of the commons
- From: "Simon St.Laurent" <simonstl@simonstl.com>
- To: XML DEV <xml-dev@lists.xml.org>
- Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 13:41:35 -0400
On 10 Sep 2001 12:53:39 -0400, John Cowan wrote:
> W. E. Perry wrote:
>
> > The salient point is that there is no *property* right at issue here. The
> > individual rights are a usufruct.
>
> I think you mean that there is no allodial ownership right here;
> usufructs are generally understood to be property rights.
Just remember that property is theft, and that commons provide(d) an
interesting alternative to property as currently "understood"...