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Kanzan | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 That seems likely to me.

of course
trademarks are a form of intellectual property and an intellectual property is bullshit legal fiction
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itsrealfake | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 You're not wrong.. you're also not running a business in the real world
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Kanzan | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 oh but i am
its just set up as a 501c3

intentionally
to be consistent with my values
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mleku | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 they are not

they are about a proxy to authenticity of the source of a product

intellectual property is just a right to claim rent, really big big difference
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mleku | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 do you buy a coca cola logo, or a fucking drink full of caffeine and caramel and phosphoric acid? with added coca extract... not to forget, that is key
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mleku | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 if you want to fall down a rabbithole go research how coca cola monopolised coca extract supply (and how the actual cocaine is key to pharma industry production of anaesthetics)
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Kanzan | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 let the buyer beware
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Kanzan | 3 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 also
they can be a legal fiction 
AND
a proxy for authenticity 

those statements are not mutually exclusive.
I'm just suggesting state violence isn't a preferable solution to the problem of ensuring authenticity.