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by sombremesa 1905 days ago
A monopoly is not objectively a bad thing, just like debt is not objectively a bad thing. Else we should abolish the patent office.
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Patents have an expiry date because the patent office agrees that monopolies are bad. The purpose of a patent is to allow an inventor to establish their market, not to establish a monopoly.
Alright, I'll play your silly game.

How about Mickey Mouse? One could say that market is well established by the creator by now. Yet the law protects this monopoly.

> Else we should abolish the patent office.

Where do I sign?