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> That's why the vast majority of nations have laws protecting intellectual property.

Let's be clear on this one: the vast majority of nations have these laws because the US forced them via trade agreements, and the US has them because the entertainment corporations lobbied the hell out of them. Individuals almost never benefit from these laws.

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Individuals consistently benefit from these laws - how do you think so many 'tech millionaires' exist? They had an idea, claimed it as theirs, and profited from it. Individuals don't benefit when these laws are taken away, because there is no incentive to create and all incentive to steal (re: China).

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