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submitted 9 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 9 points 9 months ago (1 child)

They are literally monopolies on whatever they concern.

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  • [–] 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Correct. Patents and copyrights are state granted monopolies that are in direct opposition to free market forces that capitalism thrives on.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Free market? As in, competition between different enterprises? And what do you think happens when one company "wins" that competition? It will use that power to establish a monopoly (or a cartel with a couple buddy companies). Both "free market" and "private monopoly" are capitalist fenomena, just at different stages of development of industry.

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  • [–] -3 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

    Sure, everyone should work for free except you, of course.

    Patents only last 15 years. why isn't the government making insulin.

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