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it's actually shrinking the realm of ideas (culture) by design. since ideas are "property" their value is function of their rareness. economic forces are litera
by slim 4y ago
it's actually shrinking the realm of ideas (culture) by design. since ideas are "property" their value is function of their rareness. economic forces are literally creating artificial scarcity of ideas.
- BLKNSLVR 4y agoOn the topic of artificial scarcity, once food becomes quickly and easily synthesisable on consumer premises, does anyone think that will not be incredibly heavily gate-kept by roles similar, or even identical, to copyright as it is now?
- Plasmoid 4y agoWe already do that. Regional appellations limit what food can be called. It's not champagne if it's not from a specific part of France.
- happymellon 4y agoIt's a shame that Cheddar doesn't get the same protections, so the most tasteless rubbish gets the branding. People get around it by producing Fauxpaign under various other names.
- PeterisP 4y agoIt limits only the marketing - you're free to make sparkling wine that's exactly like champagne.
- joshspankit 4y agoMic drop