Intellectual property

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Intellectual property is an intangible form of private property under capitalism that includes copyright and patents. IP serves to establish scarcity on otherwise infinitely reproducible commodities, typically art.

Patents on technology, for example, cause monopolization and increase the prices of prescription drugs by over 300%, from under $105 billion per year in the U.S. to over $420 billion.