I think a shorter way to summarize this could be "intellectual property is not property".<p>The arguments he makes work because IP is essentially an imaginary concept and so doesn't have the same concerns about freeloaders and exploitation that real property does.<p>I think this has been reflected in the real market, even if people still cling to the concept of IP. Business models for most companies now are not "pay me money for the privilege of running code or listening to music" but "pay me for wide accessibility to the code or music or whatever". I have a spotify subscription because it let's me access all that music anywhere and the value is in not having to lug mp3s around with me. I have an office 365 subscription because I can access my email and share my documents in a bunch of ways. I could use libreoffice if I just wanted an editor.<p>There is no IP involved in these services, and as time goes on I think the concept will become increasingly rare, because the world has figured out what DHH is saying, IP is not a real concept and not worth paying for in and of itself