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Intellectual Property is marketed as encouragement for more creation. At this point, its primary purpose is rent-seeking, like most old institutions, I guess.
by Siira 4y ago
Intellectual Property is marketed as encouragement for more creation. At this point, its primary purpose is rent-seeking, like most old institutions, I guess.
- jrm4 4y agoI mostly agree, but when I begin to game theory it out* in my own head, I still think it's something worth reforming, not abolishing. *for the internet, it would simply transfer literally all the power to the youtubes and spotifys.
- snickerbockers 4y agoI agree with you, but as long as megacorps are abusing it to protect their pseudo-monopolies, they should be held up to their own standards. Look at how pissy they get when people reverse-engineer their proprietary systems and then implement unofficial replacements.