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This artificial scarcity that is 'Imaginary Property' will hopefully be looked back on as a seriously bad idea that holds humanity back in a world so full of ac

• alisonkisk 6y ago
  IP enables the creation of ideas by making them ecnomically viable amidst a billion would-be freeloaders.
• musicale 6y ago
  In the US, people tend to forget the stated purpose of copyright (etc.) in the Constitution: > To promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries" The purpose is not to fairly compensate authors, inventors, or publishers; nor is it to ensure that their works can't be used in ways the author or inventor doesn't approve of; nor is it to ensure a legacy for an author's heirs; and it certainly isn't to give a company (Disney) a perpetual exclusive right to a character (Mickey Mouse). Rather, it is a limited-time incentive that is granted for the express purpose of "promoting the progress of science and the useful arts."