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That's true, and that's continuous labor. However, it's also possible for software to come with no support too (e.g. abandoned games). As software developers, w
by tehjoker 5y ago
That's true, and that's continuous labor. However, it's also possible for software to come with no support too (e.g. abandoned games). As software developers, we care that our labor is paid for, but there's no reason there should be some kind of eternal dividend for doing nothing. Nor should there be for bushiness people generally.
- kristjansson 5y agoWhich is why intellectual property rights are time-limited? One can make a strong argument those rights are protected for _too much_ time, and the length of that restriction can be attributed to regulatory capture. But the remedy is shorter copyright terms and patent exclusivity periods, or higher costs to maintain protections (like property taxes on real property), not abolition of intellectual property as a concept.