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Can you define what a corporate death penalty entails? Going off a direct analogy with a human, it appears it would require destroying the equivalent of the br
by foobarian 10y ago
Can you define what a corporate death penalty entails?
Going off a direct analogy with a human, it appears it would require destroying the equivalent of the brain, so perhaps a forced wiping of the IT infrastructure, inventory ledgers, blueprints? Probably also a seizure of all patents.
At the end of the day it's just money, except it's probably simpler to just take it in cash. (Or however the $15B is expected to be disbursed).
- Hannan 10y ago>> Probably also a seizure of all patents. I had been following this thread with a certain amount of blasé, but the thought of seizing a patent portfolio and releasing it into the public domain makes me raise an eyebrow or three.
- SwellJoe 10y agoTalking about the "brain" of a corporation may be pushing the analogy too far. And, I believe I've probably made this a much more contentious conversation than it needed to be by using emotionally charged language like "death penalty". And, I think a lot of folks are interpreting my opinion as much more black and white than it is. My thinking is merely that at some point, we as a society should probably consider refusing to allow a corporation that has shown an ongoing wilful disregard of human life to continue to exist.
- foobarian 10y agoFair enough. I was mostly intrigued by the concept of a corporate death penalty, or stopping one from existing (however you name it). How do you actually do it? If you block the name, they can just rename it. If you fire everybody, they can instantly join a replacement company. You could put a restraining order on the officers from working in the same industry (a la noncompete contracts). There is lots more comments on this below, it's just an interesting problem.