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Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big A... by Notanothertoo on Sunday July 11, 2021 @04:58PM (#27804487)
Big tech wouldn't have the silos or platform lock downs (ie power/user capture) they have today without the ip legal framework. People would be able to legally circumvent their bs and offer services around gaps in their platforms and would encourage more competition and result in a less monopolistic practice.

I think all monopolies are violence enforced or they are competitive otherwise somebody would step in and undercut their costs and the government has a monopoly on violence so...

Re:Biden launches action on "Big Tech, Big Pharma, and Big A... by WalterBright on Sunday July 11, 2021 @07:02PM (#27805213)
Software patents are a failure. Software shouldn't be patentable. I bet software innovation would increase, not decrease, without patents.