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Totally abolish all interlectual property.

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Kintaro:
If you think these things "don't exist," you are stupid. These things do exist, its like saying books exist but the writing on the page doesn't. The same applies to code on the surface of a hard drive, it exists. Our eyes cannot read it, a magnetic head can.

It's like saying all wiretapping laws should be abolished because you don't notice it, so it doesn't exist.

The work involved in intellectual property exists, so it should be property. Saying it isn't is saying the mind doesn't exist.

worker201:
Another problem with the banishment of all copyrights is branding.  Suppose I wanted to buy a shoe that is guaranteed to be made in Indonesian sweatshops, is designed by some of the most talented people in the world, is widely used by professional athletes all around the world, and is the same kind that Michael Jordan wears.  Unfortunately, now that trademarks are illegal, every shoe at the store has the same fucking logo on it.  I could accidentally get one made in America, or one that has no reputation or guarantee of quality.

There are plenty of good reasons to want copyright reform, but "so I can get free shit" is not one of them. 

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