X-Loop: openpgp.net From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > But with our institution of intellectual property, it becomes possible > to keep competition at bay such that the consumer has no choice but to > either live without the product or service completely, or hand over > the money to the corporation. This is socialism, not capitalism. I can't see a way to have IP without a state. > Capitalism without intellectual property will have problems too, because > if I am a little guy, and I come out with a new type of monitor, the > day I open shop and sell them, you can come along with 1000 times the > resources that I have, clone my monitors, produce them at a volume > that I cannot match, and therefore be able to offer them at a lower > price. And the problem is...? You earn some money, proportional with the investment you made. The corp earns some money, proportional with the investment they made. The customers have cheaper, better monitors. Mark
