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Because we live in a society. New versions of ideas should be available to all of us after a certain amount of time. And I can equally ask why you think other
by Dylan16807 8mo ago
Because we live in a society.
New versions of ideas should be available to all of us after a certain amount of time.
And I can equally ask why you think others should have the right to control you and stop you from imitating them.
- raw_anon_1111 7mo agoIf I can’t come up with a new idea, I don’t deserve to make money from someone else’s
- Dylan16807 7mo agoHow about personal copies? But okay, do you apply that logic everywhere? Should restaurants be unable to make any dishes they didn't invent? Automobile manufacturers need to invent a new kind of engine and/or pay licenses based on a thousand year old gear designs? The concept of a truly new idea is flawed anyway, every new idea is full of old ideas. Both inventions and stories. A time period where only one person can use an idea is an unnatural state. We create this state anyway for certain benefits, but the longer any particular patent or copyright lasts the more flawed and detrimental it is to enforce it. Once an idea fully soaks through society, nobody should own it.