But as population became denser, the natural chemical and biological recycling processes became overloaded, calling for a redefinition of property rights.

The electronic spectrum is the only natural resource in which there's no such thing as private property rights. You can't own a piece of the spectrum.

I am a strong believer that intellectual property rights need to be protected.

A nation's economy is more than its markets, tastes, technologies and property rights.

The dichotomy between personal liberties and property rights is a false one. Property does not have rights. People have rights.

In an approximate way, the logic of commons has been understood for a long time, perhaps since the discovery of agriculture or the invention of private property in real estate.