Replies to post #6238 on The Free Zone Board

[RoguePlanet]

Remember, the sole justification for intellectual property rights is a cost-benefit analysis of pragmatism
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I disagree. There's a moral justification as well.

Really? Then is it morally wrong for pharmaceutical companies to make an generic copy of a drug after the government-granted monopoly has expired?
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No. And I didn't say that it was. Please note that I have not argued for any extension of copyrights or government-granted patents.