The guiding principle of the western world for the past 300 years has been that of individualism and the protection of property rights. In early American Revolutionary documents like the Declaration of Independence and The Rights of the Colonists, which have had an enormous impact on modern western legal and political infrastructure, the right to property is considered a prerequisite to the more quotable “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”. Copyright and intellectual property laws serve to punish individuals who use other people’s intellectual property.In 2014, for example, Robin…