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by croes 727 days ago
That would give big companies a big advantage.

It maybe wrong how it is now, but it exists for a reason.

Same with patents.

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Disney must be close to divine managing to get such a marketshare despite IP regulations holding them back.
Without IP it wouldn't be Disney but the first company with enough power and money would crush any competition.

Even now they can fight in court until smaller opponents go bankrupt but without any IP they wouldn't even have to fight.

Remember when Amazon copied successful products on their marketplace? That would be the norm and you could even blame or sue them.