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bignose

Yes: respond to #USA breach of trade deals (imposition of import tarriffs), by revoking #Monopoly #Patent and #Copyright for #USA corporations, to the benefit of one's own country.

#IntellectualTheft (monopolies on culture) keeps medicine from the poor, keeps education from the needy, keeps science from those who will benefit. Now the trade deals are violated, no need to continue protecting USA #Corporation #rentier profits.

This is a great idea, I would love to see #Australia do this also.

Ironically, this article arguing for the social benefits of free use of information, is not on the open web (it's locked behind a login-wall).

statnews.com/pharmalot/2025/03

STAT · To fight U.S. tariffs, Canada should suspend U.S. patents on medicines, one expert arguesTo fight U.S. tariffs, the Canadian government should consider suspending patent rights held by U.S. companies, including drugmakers, one expert argues.
#AusPol#USPol#IntellectualProperty
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Andii אַנדִֽי

Currently musing: it looks like this DOGE and babysitting Trump stuff is a full time job for Musk. So how is he *earning* from his other businesses?
(He's not: he's taking unearned money, a sort of rent extraction, money for ownership not for actual work)
#rentier #Musk #DOGE

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