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		christophilus on Feb 5, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spotify deletes 70 Joe Rogan episodes > copyright and patents Which are arguably a government-imposed regulatory capture whose disfunction causes the market to be less free. So, it sounds like the two of you kind of agree?

dragonwriter on Feb 5, 2022 [–]

Copyrights and patents are exactly as much government-imposed regulatory capture as any other legal property rights are.

swagasaurus-rex on Feb 5, 2022 | [–]

Before there was courts, it was finders keepers.

Imagine the destruction that would cause.

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