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I worry that measures by the US government aimed at stopping the sale of companies and IP undermine property rights. When the government says “they are stealin
by fubwert 8y ago
I worry that measures by the US government aimed at stopping the sale of companies and IP undermine property rights. When the government says “they are stealing our technology,” it implies that the tech, companies, and IP are owned by the state rather than the company and inventor.
- im3w1l 8y agoI don't think it's a binary. The state claims some power over over it, and it claims a fraction of the profit. But not all of it. So you don't fully own it, but you kind of own it. Same goes for real estate where they reserve the right to tax it and impose restrictions on what you can do with it.
- fapjacks 8y agoAre you implying that there are property rights beyond those permitted by the few individuals who control the organizations whose names are sewn onto the shoulder patches worn by the men in black uniforms with automatic weapons?