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But also take note that many interested readers may not be based in the US, and may have different perspectives. Take the proposition that ownership of property gives the right to exclude. In England and Wales there is a long established network of public rights of way (footpaths, bridle-paths, roads used as a public path, byways open to all traffic, etc.) that cross privately-owned land. Also more recent legislation has established a 'right to roam' across large tracts of uncultivated land (whose boundaries are now marked on maps published by a government agency). Therefore the metaphor representing intellectual property as being akin to real property may carry different nuances to readers outside the US. And those readers will be aware of law regarding 'squatters' in unoccupied houses in their jurisdictions.

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