looks like you got something to do on a friday night other than masterbate to commie porn @Fitzydog

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There are other ways to protect information. How do you avoid being doxed? By being careful about the information you reveal. Or contributing misinformation. There are also contractual protections like NDAs and NCCs.

^ Yep, exactly

Copyright and trademark law are a byproduct of state protectionism

they are merely mechanisms which encourage people to share their intellectual property, rather than guarding it as a secret

because as mentioned, without IP protections, anything shared is out for good

Had a NCC expire this year. In the process of deciding if I should switch jobs again. I can make more money but on the other hand it's pretty chill where I am and they basically let me run my own show.

But it's interesting that the tech industry is moving towards open source anyways, and focusing on their market share of production.

Like Intel, for example

`moving towards open source anyways`
eh, any important code tends to be run on company servers only, accessible via a locked down web api

@Fitzydog open source is gay

@M4Gunner can attest to that

See? Already we're seeing solutions.

IP law is just Disney j00s exerting their control over govt

@galesteppes Tell that to RISCV

yeah copyright is pretty gay how long it is, should be adjusted down to the original 7 years or so

patent chaining is another gay one, though in general i do think patents have been a positive

There is a private law solution to patent law, if your private arbitration networks agree on a system of standards, and bar their customers from stealing patents from other people in neighboring networks

how does a private arbitration network enforce its decisions/rules though

@Fitzydog how does slavery (voluntary/involuntary) interact with the nap?

@Tero Contractually, and agreed upon best practices

https://twitter.com/benshapiro/status/1111279540850941953

LUL

no no i said enforce

how does it enforce the contract, if someone isn't abiding by the terms

@galesteppes Well.... it's complicated.

Basically, whoever provides you services probably won't like that you own slaves

`whoever provides you services probably won't like that you own slaves`
citation needed lmao

there is definitely a percentage of people who wouldn't care

@Tero Because you are a customer, with a contract. You've already agreed to abide by the rulings of the arbiter that you've chosen

yes but what if i don't go along with it, after agreeing?

how do you deal with such nefarious actors

unless you assume nobody ever breaks contracts...

by beating their ass

There's a more functional problem with slavery. People do a lot better work when you pay them.....

or disassociating with them

@Tero Okay, so when I say "whoever provides services", im talking like large insurance agencies.

You agree to certain rules with an insurance agency, no? Same idea

I wouldn't do business with a known liar

@Tero Breakage of contracts already affects your credit rating, so you already have a barrier right there

http://dulm.ddns.net/normie/
@Fitzydog Guess what I found nibba

another fucking compass test

oof

`say "whoever provides services", im talking like large insurance agencies.
You agree to certain rules with an insurance agency, no? Same idea`
but you would just have a competitor who caters to the slave-owning market