Oops, sorry, maybe I was talking about the "Information Economy" ... anyway, the economy where knowledge is used to provide material support to societies activity.

There is, indeed, that economy of subdividing and slicing and dicing existing income streams to various "Intellectual Property" owners ... but without an actual income stream to slice and dice, its like froth with no beer.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.