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submitted 10 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

They are literally monopolies on whatever they concern.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (4 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 10 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 10 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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