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bzipitidoo [soylentnews.org] writes:

An old thought that received some new attention in a recent opinion piece by Dean Baker of the Center for Economic and Policy Research is that Microsoft and Bill Gates owe their great wealth to excessive patent and copyright law. Bill Gates is of course not the only beneficiary. The larger problem is that these legal excesses have greatly contributed to wealth inequality.

Baker's solution? Reduce or abolish copyrights and patents.

The Secret to the Incredible Wealth of Bill Gates [truth-out.org]

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