Two points against Intellectual property laws

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Intellectual property laws are in complete disharmony with capitalism. Capitalism functions on the basis that competition drives innovation. A patent is a legal umbrella from competition.

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Yes Antonio Meucci, Johann Philipp Reis, Alexander Graham Bell, Elisha Gray, and Thomas Edison were in it for the hooker's and blow (and who could get robbed first). A temporary monopoly is no monopoly.

"An economic system in which the means of production are privately owned <u>and controlled</u> and which is characterized by competition and the <u>profit motive</u>."