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		jimmydddd on July 10, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Case Against Patents (2013) Question for anti-patent folks. Do you like a system where Chinese companies just copy products listed on Amazon and sell them for less?

throwaway37585 on July 10, 2018 [–]

Yes?

jimmydddd on July 11, 2018 | [–]

Fair enough. I think it would promote copying instead of inventing. Not sure how that ends.

anticensor on July 11, 2018 | | [–]

That would prevent unnecessary "innovations" to refresh IP. You cannot keep everything secret.

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