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> Who's this "anyone"? Why are monopolies suddenly people? Corporations have always been legal persons, going back to the Middle Ages (guilds, chartered cities
by throw0101c 3y ago
> Who's this "anyone"? Why are monopolies suddenly people?
Corporations have always been legal persons, going back to the Middle Ages (guilds, chartered cities, universities) and even Ancient Rome:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person
- PrimeMcFly 3y agoWhat's amazing is how many people misunderstand this, and think the government treats a legal person as a full flesh and blood person.
- dghlsakjg 3y agoCorporations are legal entities separate from people. They do not have the same rights and responsibilities as humans.
- throw0101c 3y ago> They do not have the same rights and responsibilities as humans. Opinions and precedents vary: * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person#Rights_and_responsibilities https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_person#Rights_and_respon...
- dghlsakjg 3y agoFrom the article you linked: "There are therefore two kinds of legal entities: human and non-human. In law, a human person is called a natural person (sometimes also a physical person), and a non-human person is called a juridical person" No where in that article does it cite a jurisdiction where a non-human legal entity has the same rights and responsibilities as a human. My point still stands that a human has a different, albeit overlapping, set of rights and responsibilities in comparison to other legal entities.