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Originally Posted by luqmaninbmore
If the rejoinder is that the monopolies have to be granted to ensure a public good (as is the case with copyright in the US), then it does not follow that perpetual copyright ought to be granted because this would not be in the public interest. Also, if we were to accept a definition of property as government granted monopoly, then said government can radically change the scope of property rights, leaving with you no rational grounds for complaint (there being no more fundamental concept of just ownership you can appeal to).
Luqman
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Anything's possible with legislation.
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