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How is saying Drug Patents lasting 20 years vs copy write on a tweet lasting the lifetime of the author plus what 80 years a subjective statement?

IMO, IP is a loaded term that distorts the wide range of issues. IM for Intellectual Monopoly is much closer to the truth. To be clear I have no problem with the idea of copyright or a well run power company being run as a local monopoly, but there outside of the normal business. And the goals should be finding rules that best serve society not the owners of said monopoly.



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