Re:Evolution of intellectual property (Score 1)

Intellectual property depends in part on how one understands "property." What is proper is defined by the community. Are Napster's millions of users a community? If so, is there a sense in which they have de facto redefined what is proper? On the other hand, if I copy a copyrighted song, I have not taken the song away. But I have taken away the instance of payment for it. What is hidden/erased is not nothing, but the absence of something - my money. Does this not have to be entered into the understanding of the economics of digital copies?