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Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a weekend’s worth of debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a characteristically terse post declaring, “delete all IP law.”

X’s current owner Elon Musk quickly replied, “I agree.”

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[-] electricyarn@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago

People famously invented nothing before copyright law.

[-] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

No no no the world has always worked the way my flawed ideology requires!!!!

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 8 points 2 weeks ago

The internet famously didn't exist before copyright law. People also famously steal all IP in China.

[-] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments

Your choice example of technology to support IP laws is.... something that was created publically and is a collection of open, public standards 🤦🤦🤦 do you think the internet is patented...? By who??? Lmao

The internet is literally the peak example that proves IP laws are unnecessary for innovation and actually inhibits it. And yes, good observation that IP laws predate the internet. They are antiquated by it and no longer relevant in a post-internet world.

[-] Ulrich@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago

Your choice example of technology to support IP laws is.... something that was created publically and is a collection of open, public standards

No 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ you're intentionally misrepresenting my statement.

[-] theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

So here's your chance to clarify your statement and represent it the way you intended

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

That's why the Sistine Chapel has the little (c) 1512 painted in the corner

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