• CosmoNova@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Figures. Patents are the backbone of capitalism. Some say it invented capitalism as we know it.

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      Patents are a (relatively speaking) newfangled trick to turn ideas into legal “capital.” In the same way that a corporation “is” a person.

      The backbone of capitalism? I’m not following that.

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        Patents are a way to spread knowledge, whole still offering some [time limited] protections. Before them, trade secrets were the norm, and way too much knowledge was lost with it’s creators.