He makes a good argument. I think the European experience supports him.

EU law uses the term “intellectual property”. In fact, “protection of intellectual property” is enshrined as a fundamental right in EU law. When EU politicians demand respect for fundamental rights and values from American tech companies, it implies cracking down on piracy and giving money to copyright owners.

Applying property thinking to data is responsible for many, maybe most, of the problems that make it so hard to build a tech industry in the EU.