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146 sats \ 4 replies \ @denlillaapan 14 Apr \ parent \ on: Is intellectual property legitimate? AskSN
Hmm, shameless self-promotion.
https://mises.org/mises-wire/absurdity-intellectual-property-laws
Not even remotely as eloquent or smart as Kinsella
Nice article! Helped me understand that point of view. Had a conversation with @k00b about this topic: #903997
I basically agree with the premise. But I'm not as optimistic that information producers can so easily monetize their work... it's not as easy as "making Spotify", so to speak. And one should consider that Spotify itself is a bit monopolistic, achieving its market power through platform externalities.
I'm more of the opinion that IP laws do more harm than good... and even if we lessen the market incentive to produce content, I think the best content creators have always been the intrinsically motivated ones, not the commercially motivated ones.
I think we'll survive and still get good research / good art, even without heavy IP laws.
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That's a very high bar. I'm sure you did fine, though.
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And, now that I've finished it (perhaps for the second time), I can confirm that you did indeed do a very fine job.
You made a good succinct and intuitive case for why the idea doesn't make sense. It's nice to have companion pieces like this, since not everyone wants to wade through the entirety of Stephen's case.
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Y'alls are too kind!
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