Software engineer (video games). Likes dogs, DJing + EDM, running, electronics and loud bangs in Reservoir.
I don’t have a clear answer, but it’s really interesting to look at places like Shenzhen in China where copyright is largely ignored. The tech industry there is booming with competition, and good ideas are adopted (or stolen depending on how you look at it) quickly between products. In many ways it seems better for the consumer.
Edit: I might be muddying the waters here between copyright and patents, but it seemed relevant to bring up anyway given the discussion of capitalism.
Look at what happened with Google Chrome and browser standards. We don’t want a company that dominates the landscape changing the rules in their favour.
I’ve just started browsing All by New Comments or Top Day. Right now I’m finding the growth curve interesting enough that it’s all quite interesting to me! I’m sure that will change if things keep growing here, but seems to be working well for the moment. Imagine trying that on Reddit…
Between this and gutter oil (Google it, or actually maybe don’t), it sure doesn’t leave me with a great impression of China and hygiene.