• ConsistentParadox@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago

    Copyrights and patents are literally government enforced monopolies for huge companies. Without them, there would be a lot more competition.

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      2 hours ago

      Really? Calling it a government enforced monopoly seems very disingenuous.

      Good luck trying to make a movie without Disney stealing it or making an invention with really effective solar panels or something without the biggest companies stealing it and bankrupt the original creator.

      Copyright and patents protect everyone involved in creation and while there are a LOT of problems with the systems. Removing it entirely seems like the biggest overcorrection possible.

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        9 minutes ago

        Companies such as Disney have armies of lawyers to enforce their monopolies. Copyright and patent laws are designed exclusively for the rich.

        Disney can very well “steal” other people’s work and get away with it under this system. Without such laws, everyone else would be able to “steal” from Disney as well, which would level the playing field.