When I first read this item about how yogis are upset about the patenting of yoga moves, I was skeptical. Could this really be true? Well, a quick search reveals many examples among which this. Just so we are clear: this is not a legitimate form of property right. It is created by the state at the behest of private interests to grant monopolies, and it is just as injurious to the commonwealth as any monopoly privilege. The only reason this stuff fools people is that it is given the name “property.” In fact, there can be no property in non-scarce things.