Jack Dorsey, co-founder of Twitter (now X) and Square (now Block), sparked a weekend’s worth of debate around intellectual property, patents, and copyright, with a characteristically terse post declaring, “delete all IP law.”

X’s current owner Elon Musk quickly replied, “I agree.”

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      12 days ago

      The internet famously didn’t exist before copyright law. People also famously steal all IP in China.

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        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments

        Your choice example of technology to support IP laws is… something that was created publically and is a collection of open, public standards 🤦🤦🤦 do you think the internet is patented…? By who??? Lmao

        The internet is literally the peak example that proves IP laws are unnecessary for innovation and actually inhibits it. And yes, good observation that IP laws predate the internet. They are antiquated by it and no longer relevant in a post-internet world.

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          Your choice example of technology to support IP laws is… something that was created publically and is a collection of open, public standards

          No 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️ you’re intentionally misrepresenting my statement.

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      12 days ago

      That’s why the Sistine Chapel has the little © 1512 painted in the corner