> This suggests an assumption that the state should grant a monopoly. That wasn't my intention. I wanted to emphasize that it already has. I think the state sh

> This suggests an assumption that the state should grant a monopoly. That wasn't my intention. I wanted to emphasize that it already has. I think the state should work to ensure the creation of public goods and I think that they should relax copyright laws. I'd love to read a rigorous analysis of this idea: > Disney can make a profit of 100s of millions on a movie within a few years. They don't need anything like as much as 20 years. > They will of course retain their trademarks, and I think this is only right in a realistic IP environment.