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1. What are the arguments for and against allowing temporary monopolies by allowing intellectual property rights? 2. What forms of intellectual property exist for designs, and how are these different from patents and copyright?

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1. The allowing of temporary monopolies is a subject for debate because intellectual property is a delicate a subject. Though rights of people to their music, writings, formulas, inventions are not questioned, the use of those is, especially in conjunction with public needs.

Arguments against include the right of people to access information and knowledge for the greater good and to allow more broad use. Medical formulas and new drugs ...

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