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Simple. Monopolies and duopolies shouldn't be awarded patents, which are just monopolies themselves. Why award monopolies to monopolies?
rcthompson
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First you have to prove in court that they are a monopoly.
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Nothing wrong with being a monopoly so long as you don't use that monopoly to restrict competition.
tikhonj
on July 5, 2012
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There's nothing
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with being a monopoly. That doesn't mean it isn't wrong. I think in most cases (with exceptions like utilities), not having monopolies leads to a healthier market than having them.
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