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If the logic of copyright/trademark/IP law applied to everything, what's the most peculiar possible implication you can think of for it? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Was thinking of this after a conversation I had on a thread about dreams. Someone joked “I was dreaming of the events of The Matrix, then I was woken up by someone worried my dream was infringing the Wachowski’s copyrights”, and it turned into a whole train of thought in my mind, like violating IP law because you stole fire from Zeus which was his intellectual property.

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[–] thirteene@lemmy.world 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I actually think this backfires on most of you. Copyright law makes everything public domain after a period of time, Johnny Fires kids will be able to trade for all the first professionals in the world. But Life +70 years after currency is invented, anyone can print cash and trade falls apart and services and materials are the only thing if value. Copyright laws broken :shrug:

[–] NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

LOL copyright law isn't the only law that says you can't print your own money

[–] androogee@midwest.social 4 points 17 hours ago

Damn, if only someone had asked a hypothetical question wherein copyright law controls everything.

Oh well, that'll never happen.

Good thing you were here to rectify such a foolish mistake.