This is amazing. Some types of industries should not operate under capitalism and research is probably one of those industries, at least for life-saving research.
I’d argue that intellectual property is not capitalism (or real property). The government can’t give you the right to an idea, nobody is stealing from you by copying your book or painting.
"In most cases the copyright term is the life of the author plus 50 years, but for cinematographic and photographic works and works created by a company or organization the term is 50 years after first publication."
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This is amazing. Some types of industries should not operate under capitalism and research is probably one of those industries, at least for life-saving research.
I’d argue that intellectual property is not capitalism (or real property). The government can’t give you the right to an idea, nobody is stealing from you by copying your book or painting.
If intellectual work can’t be protected, then be prepared for a lot less of it to be done.
Or a lot more: https://www.spiegel.de/international/zeitgeist/no-copyright-...
If it were 1836 I might agree with you.
China seems to be repeating the same recipe right now.
China has copyright law.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property_in_China
"In most cases the copyright term is the life of the author plus 50 years, but for cinematographic and photographic works and works created by a company or organization the term is 50 years after first publication."
Unfortunately it's hard to study this today.