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A monopoly is not objectively a bad thing, just like debt is not objectively a bad thing. Else we should abolish the patent office.
by sombremesa 6y ago
A monopoly is not objectively a bad thing, just like debt is not objectively a bad thing. Else we should abolish the patent office.
- zamalek 6y agoPatents have an expiry date because the patent office agrees that monopolies are bad. The purpose of a patent is to allow an inventor to establish their market, not to establish a monopoly.
- sombremesa 6y agoAlright, I'll play your silly game. How about Mickey Mouse? One could say that market is well established by the creator by now. Yet the law protects this monopoly.
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- nmfisher 6y ago> Else we should abolish the patent office. Where do I sign?