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Forum: Politics 03-17-2007, 12:20 AM
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Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

Zyw,

I agree with your thoughts on the food speculators in Venezuela. Its a great case study in markets forming organically and inducing efficiency into the existing economic system.

the rest,...
Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 11:58 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

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IE why cure cancer if as soon as you find the cure 10000000 companies buy your medicine then reproduce it themselves.

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I know a salesman who has all the big...
Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 11:53 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

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meaning you are reducing the incentive for discovering ideas below its optimal level.


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How do you judge what level is optimal?

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Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 11:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

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if people aren't compensated for incurring 'discovery' costs then what incentive do they have to properly invest their time into discovering new ideas.

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The...
Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 10:24 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

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<--Not an ACist

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oh sorry /images/graemlins/frown.gif
I guess i should have been tipped off when you said you were a utilitarian. those frameworks are so intertwined...
Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 10:21 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

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I agree 100%. The means to discover ideas are very very scarce. De-incentivizing the intellectual capital makes those resources even more scarce. This results in less ideas being...
Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 10:09 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

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I can't remember which, but one poster states that Ideas are not scarce? I hope they flush that out since that assumption seems false to me.

sure, when a song is recorded, 10...
Forum: Politics 03-16-2007, 09:56 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 124
Posted By almostbusto
Re: Debate discussion: intellectual property in an AC land

I can't remember which, but one poster states that Ideas are not scarce? I hope they flush that out since that assumption seems false to me.

sure, when a song is recorded, 10 copies or 10 billion...
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