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More like "writer with a bunch of random out of context facts who has a deadline and can't think of anything to actually say so just throws the facts all out there in a list and hopes no one notices he didn't say anything" run amok.

Precisely. Isolated facts out of context make poor and usually misleading arguments.

Indeed,

A better article actually could make an argument against intellectual property. This one... Sheesh... My googling says the Bettman Archive is underground for it's own preservation and being slowly digitized. How could that be a problem in itself.

I think it is douptful if the phrases are facts or just anecdotes.

I liked the example of the Internationale. I mean, how hypocritical is it to assert property rights over the Communist anthem?

The George Foreman example is a bad one. How is getting paid to endorse a product an example of "Intellectual Property run amok?"

If I'm infringing someone's copyright by typing "big breasts" then half the internet owes them money.

Intellectual Property Run Amok