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You can copy a song in milliseconds and distribute it instantly - that doesn't mean it's not innovative. There is no alternative system for remuneration, we us
by jmole 5y ago
You can copy a song in milliseconds and distribute it instantly - that doesn't mean it's not innovative.
There is no alternative system for remuneration, we use intellectual property rights to ensure that people are rewarded for the results of their creative work.
Without that right of ownership, the balance of power between capital and labor becomes even more tilted toward capital.
- errantmind 5y agoI'd argue the opposite is true, which is why we need some evidence one way or another that the patent system works at all, and we don't have that. So why do we have a restrictive system that doesn't have any real data to support its existence?