Ideas are not scarce goods... private property only applies to scarce goods, when copying the owner has his share and I have mine... it may be as you say but it goes against the ANCAP philosophy, in any case it is only my humble opinion

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As an ancap, I believe the common ancap philosophy is wrong here. Contracts are central to all transactions. Most contracts are implicit, e.g. If you enter my store, you will not pocket things from the shelf and walk out without paying. I don't think the present system of copyright and patent law is not justified because it is redundant to individual contracts and makes litigation onerous. However the essence of protecting information with agreements is fully in harmony with the fundamental principals of free association and anarcho-capitalism.
I believe "intellectual property" makes art worse, an art student with a passion can make a better star wars movie than Disney, but we don't get to see it because Disney owns the story of "Luke Skywalker" what a load of bullshit.