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		aaronblohowiak on Oct 6, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Criminalizing everyone - Needed: A 'clean line' to... Defamation is a combination of fraud and violence. The problem with your scheme is the protection of the commons.

derefr on Oct 7, 2009 [–]

It might not work today, but if one day we create strong AI, we can create (a disinterested) one called "the Environment", and give it the property rights to everything not currently considered private.

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