5 ms·
Many would argue that IP itself is inherently anti-capitalistic, because it imposes artificial scarcity where it would not otherwise exist and, relatedly, becau
by Exofunctor 10y ago
Many would argue that IP itself is inherently anti-capitalistic, because it imposes artificial scarcity where it would not otherwise exist and, relatedly, because IP "theft" doesn't actually deprive the "victim" of a scarce resource they created or purchased. Ideas have (effectively) zero marginal reproduction cost.
That's not to say there aren't some good arguments for IP, but they sort of inherently have a planned-economy bent.
- AimHere 10y agoOne argument you missed is that IP laws generally create state-granted monopolies, which is something capitalists usually claim to be against.