Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a weekend’s worth of debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a characteristically terse post declaring, “delete all IP law.”

X’s current owner Elon Musk quickly replied, “I agree.”

  • Ulrich
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    -28 days ago

    The internet famously didn’t exist before copyright law. People also famously steal all IP in China.

    • @[email protected]
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      8 days ago

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments

      Your choice example of technology to support IP laws is… something that was created publically and is a collection of open, public standards 🤦🤦🤦 do you think the internet is patented…? By who??? Lmao

      The internet is literally the peak example that proves IP laws are unnecessary for innovation and actually inhibits it. And yes, good observation that IP laws predate the internet. They are antiquated by it and no longer relevant in a post-internet world.

      • Ulrich
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        08 days ago

        Your choice example of technology to support IP laws is… something that was created publically and is a collection of open, public standards

        No 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ you’re intentionally misrepresenting my statement.