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So, in the end, it’s not about the tax system, but about the market system and how it prioritizes soulless short term gains and monopolizing (while paying off g

• slowmovintarget 3y ago
  No. It's the tax system. If they couldn't turn this into a write-off, they'd go ahead and bring it to market. They shouldn't be able to claim it as a write-off if they destroy their own good before they allow it to sell in the market.
  • tourmalinetaco 3y ago
    They aren’t turning it into any more of a write off than it was before. It’s only the expenses being written off, which are ALWAYS written off because that's how business tax law works. So as long as it’s a business expense and not a hobby loss then it’s essentially no different than them releasing it and no one watching it. Personally I believe any and all projects that fail to enter the marketplace should be given to the public domain instead, however I am also of the “extreme” notion that copyright should exist for only around 10 years.