The creator of a “FUCK the LAPD” shirt sold out not only his entire stock of that shirt but also sold out many of his other designs after the Los Angeles Police Department Foundation made an intellectual property threat against them that claimed they owned the letters ‘LAPD.’
I’m conflicted about this. I think some smaller companies that individuals should have the ability to protect their intellectual property but at the same time I think it’s far too long for mega corporations to own IP.
It’s not something we can do overnight. It would require a strong culture of patronage.
I agree. I think one thing we can all agree on is that patents that used any, even a cent of public funds cannot be granted a patent. Also at the same time, our government should have their own drug research center that creates drugs that are available for all humanity to use.