If it's a binary question of should there be intellectual property laws or shouldn't there be, then yes, for the sake of everyone with treatable illnesses I agree that it should be abolished. But if IP law can be changed, not just eliminated, then I'd say that there are instances in a capitalist system where protecting intellectual property is valuable. It doesn't have to be forever, and it doesn't have to apply to everyone, but IP doescan help certain people. Look at what happened with Bill Watterson; I think that if someone wants to protect their creations from being grossly commoditized by complete strangers they should be able to.
If it's a binary question of should there be intellectual property laws or shouldn't there be, then yes, for the sake of everyone with treatable illnesses I agree that it should be abolished. But if IP law can be changed, not just eliminated, then I'd say that there are instances in a capitalist system where protecting intellectual property is valuable. It doesn't have to be forever, and it doesn't have to apply to everyone, but IP
doescan help certain people. Look at what happened with Bill Watterson; I think that if someone wants to protect their creations from being grossly commoditized by complete strangers they should be able to.