In which case, the problem becomes where to draw the line. It seems that they will be fairly important, because, generally, they concern the dissemination of information, and that is important for many aspects of personhood and citizenry. But there may be circumstances where records should lose their privacy. Theories of Intellectual Property Locke, Rawls and Nozick. How private property, subject to some duties or obligations, is to the benefit of all.
Intellectual property is in many ways just like other property.
But in some important ways it is not. In particular, others can have or share intellectual property without the original owner ever losing it. The ethical basis behind the US Constutions recognizing intellectual property is the utility to a society of such a recognition. In turn, this utility is enhanced by the idea of fair use. The notion of fair use is to balance and accommodate the right of a copyright holder to benefit from their work with the advantage to society of allowing 'fair use', without payment, of some of the work for suitable purposes, such as education.