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Originally Posted by Dante Hicks
Most business models rely on intellectual property in some form, even if it's just the protocols or procedures they've developed through the years. Not the sort of thing that shows up on balance sheets maybe, but certainly something which helps to "produce value" in a sense. That's not really the problem. I've always said that you're free to keep secrets, no-one is stopping you from doing that. The issue is releasing these things (be that songs, or jokes, or patents) into the public sphere and then expecting the state to help regulate who is allowed to laugh at a joke, or listen to a particular song.
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you are about halway to realising what an arse you have made of yourself over the last 5 years.