Comment on Jack Dorsey would like to ‘delete all IP law’.

• ChairmanMeow@programming.dev ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  There are only 3.5 billion jobs worldwide. A good amount of those work for the government, in the army, in the public sector, etc…

  I’d be surprised if it manages to get above a billion to be honest. Remember that copyright is a fairly recent invention.

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• SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  And makes research investment-worthy.

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  • doodledup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Exactly. Without IP, scientists and researchers could only make a living through government funding. And that means governments also fully control the research and development. A free market needs IP. It’s fundamental.

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    • stray@pawb.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      You’re making this argument via FOSS.

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      • Lightor@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Acting like FOSS is representing all creative work is dishonest.

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      • doodledup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        So? You can have both.

        Besides, most FOSS projects specify a license that forbids stealing the code and using it in ways to make profits while not contributing back or making the fork open themselves. These licenses protect the IP of the FOSS projects. There are countless lawsuits of FOSS projects against IP theft. Without IP, FOSS projects will have a hard time to justify their work.

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    • porous_grey_matter@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      This is already the only way scientists make a living

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      • doodledup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Not true. You mean scientists employed by universities. I mean scientists working in R&D of companies.

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