Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by horsawlarway 1419 days ago
> Intellectual property is stupid, counter-productive, hurts culture, hurts innovation, and generally doesn't do an ounce of good to the vast majority of people on the planet Earth.

Further, and this is the one that really kills me: Countries/Companies that ignore IP have a serious competitive advantage.

It's not only more ethical, it's also more efficient. It's folly to believe that IP laws will protect you against these motivated actors, and playing the game internally is slowing us down and hampering our own performance.