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Richard Morrison
4 years ago

Solveig's right - she is a gentle soul. And she's right about eBay's special place in the modern economy. Aren't opponents of the free market always bemoaning corporate consolidation and the alleged demise of independent bookstores and small, idiosyncratic shops? Along comes a technology that enables millions of new small businesses to flourish by virtually abolishing the kind of overhead that make such ventures a risky investment, and what response do we get? Surprise: more regulation.

eee_eff
3 years ago

No, let's let others try different regulations--of course this is stupid, but sometimes, the only way people learning is by making mistakes.

Now, for example, that software patents appear not to have passed in Europe, we'll see how long America hold on to this utterly ridiculous idea that software should be protected by patent, not copyright.

It should be really interesting, having totally different types of IP protection for a major item of the world economy. Exciting.

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