Hmm, perhaps in a world without IP laws, status becomes more important than the financial returns of creating a walled garden.

For example, if anyone can copy or remix anything without consequences, you could imagine artists using that as a metric of success. If everyone copies you, you might not make as much money directly from your work, but you’ll have more of a status legacy.

A world without IP laws would be interesting because there's a balance of:

So, in some cases, people will still create IP and share it, like Tesla did, to basically push everyone up.

But it's a tough balance. I see it similar to the Open Source (Free Software) movement.

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What Changes If IP Laws Aren't Enforced?

A world without IP laws would be interesting because there's a balance of:

- More innovation as they can "stand in the shoulders of giants"

- Less "giants" because there's no financial incentive to create the IP in the first place.

So, in some cases, people will still create IP and share it, like Tesla did, to basically push everyone up.

But it's a tough balance. I see it similar to the Open Source (Free Software) movement.