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[–] 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

So, you agree patents and copyrights are contrary to capitalism and free markets?

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    Personally, I think that if small business capitalism actually existed then it would run contrary to that.

    There would be no need for copyright or patents. These systems create artificial scarcity which hinders society as a whole to benefit a minority.

    I feel like our existing system of laissez-faire capitalism fully embraces the rent seeking found in intellectual property.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I think there is a balance to be made. Some anti capitalist measures are needed to encourage innovation. But the use of patent laws as a defence, or copyright to seek excessive rent are far too aggressive.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago (2 children)

    If there is any chance of reform it would have to still appeal to all parties. We definitely need to think about solutions that have not been proposed before.

    As much as I would like to advocate for abolishment of IP, I recognize it is an unrealistic demand.

    After all, IP didn't magically appear. It took hundreds of years of court cases and laws passed to get to the arguably ridiculous point we are now.

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  • [–] 5 points 9 months ago (1 child)

    I like the idea of having to pay a fee to retain copyright. And that fee doubles every year.

    It starts off low but after a decade or two it becomes more economical to let the copyright lapse.

    Patents should be scrapped completely.

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  • [–] 1 point 9 months ago

    Oh, I like that because it puts a ever increasing burden to use it or lose it. Once it is no longer profitable it goes back to public domain.

    I find patents of dubious value to say the least. It is definitely the worst part of IP.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    If there is any chance of reform it would have to still appeal to all parties.

    There's nothing such as change that appeals to all parties; that is not how that works. Change, good or bad, is forced by one segment of society over another, doubly so when it's against the interests of the ultra-rich. Don't compromise in advance.

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