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“Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules.”

“Want to Reverse Inequality? Change Intellectual Property Rules.”

I came across this interesting article about the effect of IP policies on inequality (in a US context). The author, Dean Baker, argues that terms of IP monopolies are perpetuating inequalities and causes “upward redistribution of wealth” in our society, and that there are other better ways to incentivize innovation and creativity. Baker also goes […]