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Ahh, to live in a free society, where men and woman can own their ideas and stop all others from thinking and acting on similar lines. What liberty we enjoy. Ho
by JamesArgo 13y ago
Ahh, to live in a free society, where men and woman can own their ideas and stop all others from thinking and acting on similar lines. What liberty we enjoy. How free we are. We own matter, energy and land, yet we can't use them in the manner we see fit, for we may infringe on someone's "intellectual property". We may think thoughts others have thought before, and what an awful theft that would be. Why, For the market to function, the government must grant monopolies on ideas. In general government granted monopolies are bad, but in this particular case...
- icebraining 13y agoThat's an odd reply to a post that says "they should abolish patents (which is the best way)".
- JamesArgo 13y agoI was agreeing with him with a bit of sarcasm, but it does seem (looking at it) that I was replying to him with sarcasm. I apologize. Patents make me so angry my brain deactivates.